Illustration: A commuter walking along a residential lane turns their head toward a sliding courtyard gate just as its owner draws it closed. Through the remaining narrow opening, the commuter catches sight of an enormous dog sitting patiently in a tiny children's paddling pool.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

垣間見かいまみる

kaimamiru

to catch a glimpse of

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは彼かれの性格せいかくの悪わるい面めんを垣間見かいまみた。

    I had a glimpse into the negative side of his character.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 言葉ことばではうまく表現ひょうげんできないけど、日本にっぽんとアメリカの文化ぶんかや生活せいかつスタイルの違ちがいを垣間見かいまみた気きがした。

    I can’t quite explain it, but I believe I’ve caught a glimpse of the differences between Japanese and American cultures and lifestyles.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 現在げんざいでも近衛家このえかの私有地しゆうちなので内部ないぶの見学けんがくはできないが、歴史れきしの重おもみに満みちたその片鱗へんりんは塀へいの外そとからでも十分じゅうぶんに垣間見かいまみることができる。

    The house remains the private property of the Konoe family and is not open for viewing, but a partial view of the historical atmosphere can be glimpsed through the outside fence.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 垣間見

  • 垣hedge; fenceOnエンKunかき
  • 間space; intervalOnカン・ケンKunあいだ・ま・あい
  • 見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる

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