Hanja Analyzer
覗

覗 — sa

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
엿볼 사
Romanization
sa
English
peek
Mandarin
sì
Japanese on'yomi
シ
Japanese kun'yomi
のぞ.く うかが.う
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
12
Radical
見 (147, 5 residual)
Unicode
U+8997

Parts that make up 覗

  • 司 맡을 사 명을 내리는 입과 권표 또는 손맡아보는 일. ‘사’ 계열의 소리
  • 見 볼 견, 뵈올 현 사람 위에 얹힌 눈보고 나타나는 일

Japanese words with 覗

  • 覗くのぞく to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
  • 覗きのぞき peep; peeping; peep show
  • 瓶覗かめのぞき faint indigo blue (traditional Japanese color name)
  • 覗き見のぞきみ peek; peeping; peeking
  • 覗き魔のぞきま peeping Tom
  • 覗き窓のぞきまど peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
  • 覗き鏡のぞきかがみ one-way mirror
  • 覗き穴のぞきあな peephole; spyhole; inspection hole
  • 覗き込むのぞきこむ to look into; to peep into; to peer into
  • 覗き眼鏡のぞきめがね peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; water glass
  • 覗き機関のぞきからくり peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
  • 差し覗くさしのぞく to look (into); to peek; to peep

Other hanja read “사”

Other hanja with radical 見

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