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    3. 垣間見る

    垣間見る

    垣か間いま見みる​

    to take a peep at

    KMT9News #32+1Ref L2Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    かいま見る

    かいまみる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to take a peep at, to catch a glimpse of

    Stroke 0 / 29

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    彼かれは部へ屋やの隙すき間まから彼かの女じょの姿すがたを垣か間いま見みた。

    He caught a glimpse of her through a crack in the room.

    KMT7Daily Life
    窓まどから、遠とおくの山やま々やまが垣か間いま見みえた。

    I caught a glimpse of the distant mountains from the window.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    彼かれの言こと葉ばの端はし々ばしから、彼かれの本ほん音ねを垣か間いま見みることができた。

    From bits and pieces of his words, I was able to catch a glimpse of his true feelings.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょの笑え顔がおの裏うらに隠かくされた悲かなしみを垣か間いま見みて、胸むねが締しめ付つけられた。

    Catching a glimpse of the sadness hidden behind her smile, my heart ached.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    旅たびの途と中ちゅうで、地じ元もとの人ひとの素そ朴ぼくな生せい活かつを垣か間いま見みることができた。

    During my trip, I was able to catch a glimpse of the simple lives of the local people.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    垣
    かき…(2)
    hedge・fence・wall
    Kanji
    間
    あいだ・ま・あい…(6)
    interval・space
    Kanji
    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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