No. 2,764 in Japanese
覗い
"覗い" is the stem form of "覗く," meaning "to peek" or "to look secretly."
In a sentence
窓から部屋を覗いた。
I peeked into the room through the window.
The word 覗い indicates the action of peeking, suggesting looking into the room from the window.
彼の日記を覗いてみた。
I took a peek into his diary.
Here, 覗い is used to express sneakily looking into someone's diary.
その店の中を覗いて確認した。
I peeked into the store to check.
The word 覗い is in the context of looking inside the store in order to verify or confirm something.
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