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lie in wait
Stroke count: 16

Readings

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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

Radicals and components

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Compound words

窺い知るうかがいしる
to infer
窺ううかがう
to peep (through)
窺知きち
inference
窺くのぞく
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
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
鼻息を窺うはないきをうかがう
to sound out a person's feelings
管窺かんき
narrow insight

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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