伺 — kanji meaning “pay respects”
伺
pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore
- Meanings
- pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- うかが.う
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #2209 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- sì, cì — Chinese character page
Words with 伺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伺い | うかがい ukagai | call; visit |
| 伺う | うかがう ukagau | to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit |
| 進退伺い | しんたいうかがい shintaiukagai | informal resignation; unofficial resignation |
| 伺候 | しこう shikou | waiting upon (someone) |
| 伺い事 | うかがいごと ukagaigoto | inquiry; enquiry |
| 暑中伺い | しょちゅううかがい shochuuukagai | summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season |
| 奉伺 | ほうし houshi | inquiring about (one's health) |
| 経伺 | けいし keishi | asking for instructions; consulting and obtaining approval |
| 伺い書 | うかがいしょ ukagaisho | request form |
| お伺い | おうかがい oukagai | call; visit |
| 機嫌伺い | きげんうかがい kigen'ukagai | courtesy call; courtesy visit |
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