伺う

Meanings

1. to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit; to wait on someone
2. to ask; to inquire
3. to hear; to be told
4. to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)
5. to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

Part of speech: godan verb (う), transitive, intransitive

Kanji

• 伺

  Meanings

  pay respects, visit, ask, inquire

  On reading

  シ

  Kun reading

  うかが.う

  Strokes

  7

Example sentences

• 病気のため本日はうかがうことができませんでした。

  On account of illness, I couldn't call on you today.

  Tatoeba #85264 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 体重をおうかがいしてもよろしいですか。

  May I ask you what your weight is?

  Tatoeba #137976 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ワイルダー氏よりあなたのメールアドレスを伺いました。

  Mr Wilder gave me your e-mail address.

  Tatoeba #192072 · CC BY 2.0 FR