EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 41
  1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

    to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit; to wait on someone

    Humble (kenjougo) language

    病気のため本日はうかがうことができませんでした。
    On account of illness, I couldn't call on you today.
  2. to ask; to inquire

    Humble (kenjougo) language

  3. to hear; to be told

    Humble (kenjougo) language

  4. to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)

  5. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

    to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

    from 御機嫌を伺う

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
うかが.う
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
2209 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 41

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Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-2-5, 3-3-4SKIP code
2a5.23The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
2149deroo
4f3aUnicode hex code
1-27-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
395Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
156New Nelson (John Haig)
69New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
78Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
50Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
53Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1864Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2008Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1963A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1315Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
483Morohashi
1313A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1761Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1891Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
310Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1094Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1245Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
76Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1882Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
si4, ci4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41WaniKani level