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覗く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
覗く
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Reading : のぞく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to peek (though a keyhole, gap, etc.)
2. to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
3. to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
4. to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at
5. to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
6. to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
7. to face  (see also: 臨む; esp. 臨く; archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 78,783 which gives a rank of 10,500
覗く is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 51,000 (about 8,890,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15180
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
わたし
かべ
から
そと
のぞ
いた

I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
りんじん
隣人
へい
うえ
からちょこっと
かお
のぞ
かせた

The neighbor popped his head up over the wall for a moment.
かれ
かのじょ
彼女
のぞ
とつぜん
突然
った

He looked into her eyes and suddenly went away.
のぞく
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 55,000 (about 7,840,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4605 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1824
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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臨く
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Reading : のぞく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 172,000 (about 434,000 results)
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窺く
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Reading : のぞく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 188,000 (about 355,000 results)
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覘く
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Reading : のぞく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 238,000 (about 42,400 results)
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のぞ    うかが to peep   
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シ    administer   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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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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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
リン   のぞ to face, look out on   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヒン    elegance   しな goods   
うかが to peep, to peek   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
キ    standard   
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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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