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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

2209 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

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

Kunyomi: うかが.う

Onyomi: シ

Composition: 亻 司

伺

Radical

Radical: 人

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

奉伺する(ほうしする)   inquire about (one's health)

伺う(うかがう)   visit, ask [hum.]

Onyomi Examples

伺候 (シコウ) waiting upon (someone)

経伺 (ケイシ) asking for instructions, consulting and obtaining approval

奉伺 (ホウシ) inquiring about (one's health)

Kunyomi Examples

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.)

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