Onyomi: シ · Kunyomi: うかが.う · Meanings: ask, implore, inquire, pay respects, question, visit
Kanji for ask, implore, inquire, pay respects, question
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伺 is formed from the person radical 亻 on the left and the character 司 on the right. 亻 represents a person, while 司 means to manage, watch over, or take charge. Together, they show a person carefully watching, attending, or waiting to act under someone’s authority. From this structure, 伺 came to mean to observe closely, attend, serve, or wait for the right moment.
伺 shows a person carefully watching or attending, meaning to observe or serve.
Think of a person (亻) standing quietly, watching a situation and waiting to act, because they are under someone's control or command (司). That careful watching and waiting is 伺.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 伺い | うかがい | call, visit | Noun |
| 伺う | うかがう | to call on someone, to call at a place, to pay a visit, to wait on someone | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| うかがい知る | うかがいしる | to infer, to figure out, to get an idea of, to tell, to imagine, to guess, to grasp, to fathom, to understand, to know | Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 伺候 | しこう | waiting upon (someone) | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 伺い事 | うかがいごと | inquiry, enquiry | Noun |
| 伺い書 | うかがいしょ | request form | Noun |
| 窺い探る | うかがいさぐる | to spy out | Godan verb with 'ru' ending |
| 伺いを立てる | うかがいをたてる | to ask for instructions, to ask for someone's opinion, to inquire of | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb |
| 伺か | Ukagaka | Wikipedia definition |