覗く (nozoku)
覗く (のぞく, nozoku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- のぞく
- Romaji
- nozoku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
- to look down into (a ravine, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
- to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
- to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at · godan verb, transitive
- to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 覗く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 覗く | のぞく nozoku |
| Polite (~masu) | 覗きます | のぞきます nozokimasu |
| Negative | 覗かない | のぞかない nozokanai |
| Polite negative | 覗きません | のぞきません nozokimasen |
| Past | 覗いた | のぞいた nozoita |
| Polite past | 覗きました | のぞきました nozokimashita |
| Negative past | 覗かなかった | のぞかなかった nozokanakatta |
| Te-form | 覗いて | のぞいて nozoite |
| Potential | 覗ける | のぞける nozokeru |
| Passive | 覗かれる | のぞかれる nozokareru |
| Causative | 覗かせる | のぞかせる nozokaseru |
| Volitional | 覗こう | のぞこう nozokou |
| Imperative | 覗け | のぞけ nozoke |
| Conditional (~ba) | 覗けば | のぞけば nozokeba |
Kanji in 覗く
Source: JMdict entry 1470840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.