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伺 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

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4Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
シし · shi
Kun
うかが.うukaga.u
Meaning
inquire; visit (humble)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

亻 "person" with 司: to look into how someone is — to inquire, to visit.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシしshi伺候しこう
Kunうかがうukagau伺ううかがう伺いうかがい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 伺候しこう

    waiting upon

  • 伺ううかがう

    to ask; to visit (humble)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

先生(せんせい)のお宅(たく)に伺(うかが)った。

I paid a visit to my teacher's home.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading シAll maps

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