覗い

This is the 2764th most frequent Japanese word.

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覗い

"覗い" is the stem form of "覗く," meaning "to peek" or "to look secretly."


The word 覗い indicates the action of peeking, suggesting looking into the room from the window.

窓から部屋を覗いた。

I peeked into the room through the window.


Here, 覗い is used to express sneakily looking into someone's diary.

彼の日記を覗いてみた。

I took a peek into his diary.


The word 覗い is in the context of looking inside the store in order to verify or confirm something.

その店の中を覗いて確認した。

I peeked into the store to check.