EntryCommon
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

    私は彼の性格の悪い面を垣間見た。
    I had a glimpse into the negative side of his character.

Also written かいま見る【かいまみる】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hedge, fence, wall

Kun
かき
On
エン
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1539 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

がい

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3b6.5The Kanji Dictionary
4111.6Four corner code
1472deroo
57a3Unicode hex code
1-19-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1075Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1009New Nelson (John Haig)
351New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
416Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
260Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
311Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
154Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
165Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1272A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
795Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
5060Morohashi
1073A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1276Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1350Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1151Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1241Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1784Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
373Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
156Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

interval, space

Kun
あいだあい
On
カンケン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
33 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

ちかはざはし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-4SKIP code
8e4.3The Kanji Dictionary
7760.7Four corner code
3878deroo
9593Unicode hex code
1-20-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4949Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6391New Nelson (John Haig)
3323New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4122Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2094Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2836Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1620Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1747Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
27A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1822Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
174Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41249Morohashi
92A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
43Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
43Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
58sakade
96Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
100henshall3
215Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
31crowley
161Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1841Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1634Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1, jian4Pinyin reading
ganKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

Kun
み.るみ.えるみ.せる
On
ケン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
22 of 2500
Radical
see
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-2SKIP code
5c2.1The Kanji Dictionary
6021.0Four corner code
3957deroo
898bUnicode hex code
1-24-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4284Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5522New Nelson (John Haig)
2544New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3151Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1615Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2201Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
57Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
61Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
48A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
518Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
23Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34796Morohashi
18A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
63Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
63Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
67sakade
84Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
31henshall3
62Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
20crowley
139Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
1643Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
57Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian4, xian4Pinyin reading
gyeon, hyeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level