窺 — kanji meaning “lie in wait”
窺
lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
- Meanings
- lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiter
- On'yomi
- キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi
- うかが.う、のぞく
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 116
- Chinese reading
- kuī — Chinese character page
Words with 窺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窺う | うかがう ukagau | to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly) |
| 窺知 | きち kichi | inference; deduction; figuring out |
| 管窺 | かんき kanki | narrow insight; narrow view |
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