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lie in wait
Stroke count: 16

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Kun readingうかが.う、のぞく
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. lie in wait
  2. spy on
  3. reconnoiter
  4. peepRtK

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Compound words

窺ううかがう
to peep (through)
窺くのぞく
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
窺知きち
inference
管窺かんき
narrow insight
窺い知るうかがいしる
to infer
隙を窺うすきをうかがう
to watch for an unguarded moment
機会を窺うきかいをうかがう
to wait for one's chance
寝息を窺うねいきをうかがう
to make sure someone is asleep
鼻息を窺うはないきをうかがう
to sound out a person's feelings
管を以て天を窺うくだをもっててんをうかがう
to have a narrow view of things

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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