伺

pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

うかが.う

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:7

JLPT:N2

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

same, agree, equal

revelation, tell, inform, announce

fit, suit, join, 0.1

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

make, production, prepare, build

director, official, govt office, rule, administer

phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

empress, queen, after, behind, back, later