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窺 = 穴 + 規
窺 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “peep”. It is built from 穴 (hole) and 規 (standard). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2659.
- Keyword
- peep
- RTK frame
- 2659
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- うかが.う, のぞく
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- lie in wait, подглядывать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 窺 peep
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 窺 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hole” + “standard”. 窺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 窺 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.