Kanji

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:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: にんべん

Meaning: man, human

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

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

う(うかがう)   visit, ask [hum.]

Onyomi Examples

シコウ waiting upon (someone)

ケイシ asking for instructions, consulting and obtaining approval

ホウシ inquiring about (one's health)

Kunyomi Examples

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.)