伺
ask, implore, inquire, pay respects, question, visit
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
7 / 7
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:7
JLPT:2
Frequency:2209
Vocabulary
シ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伺候 | シコウ | waiting upon (someone) |
| 奉伺 | ホウシ | inquiring about (one's health) |
| 経伺 | ケイシ | asking for instructions; consulting and obtaining approval |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伺う | うかがう | to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit; to wait on someone; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) |
| 進退伺い | しんたいうかがい | informal resignation; unofficial resignation |
| 伺い | うかがい | call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question |
| 伺い知る | うかがいしる | to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess; to grasp; to fathom; to understand; to know |
| 伺い事 | うかがいごと | inquiry; enquiry |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
同
agree, equal, same
Grade 2JLPT 4
右
right
Grade 1JLPT 5
告
announce, inform, revelation, tell
Grade 5JLPT 3
合
0.1, fit, join, suit
Grade 2JLPT 3
向
approach, beyond, confront, defy, facing, tend toward, yonder
Grade 3JLPT 3
何
what
Grade 2JLPT 5
作
build, make, prepare, production
Grade 2JLPT 4
司
administer, director, govt office, official, rule
Grade 4JLPT 1
句
clause, counter for haiku, paragraph, passage, phrase, sentence
Grade 5JLPT 1
后
after, back, behind, empress, later, queen
Grade 6JLPT 1