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顔色を窺う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
顔色を伺う
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Readings : かおいろをうかがう    がんしょくをうかがう   
顔色を伺う can be read in 2 ways: がんしょくをうかがう, かおいろをうかがう.
expression, 'u' godan verb
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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顔色を伺う is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 250,000 (about 100,000 results)
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Example sentences:
ちょうたいこく
超大国
かおいろ
顔色
うかが
って
ばかりでは
しん
どくりつこく
独立国
とは
えない

(A country) that is always gauging superpowers' feelings doesn't count as an independent state.
顔色をうかがう
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Readings : かおいろをうかがう    がんしょくをうかがう   
顔色をうかがう can be read in 2 ways: がんしょくをうかがう, かおいろをうかがう.
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顔色を窺う
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Readings : かおいろをうかがう    がんしょくをうかがう   
顔色を窺う can be read in 2 ways: がんしょくをうかがう, かおいろをうかがう.
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ガン   かお face   
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ひこ boy (archaic)   
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standing on the cliff
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
cliff
fur, bristles, beard   
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ショク   シキ   いろ color   
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ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
corner
シ   うかが to visit; to ask   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シ    administer   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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うかが to peep, to peek   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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roof   
キ    standard   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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legs
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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