See 伺う in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(humble) ask about"
],
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"humble"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Japanese humble terms",
"Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
],
"glosses": [
"hear, be told"
],
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[
"humble",
"humble"
],
[
"hear",
"hear"
]
],
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"(humble) hear, be told"
],
"tags": [
"humble"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Japanese humble terms",
"Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
],
"glosses": [
"call on someone, visit"
],
"head_nr": 2,
"links": [
[
"humble",
"humble"
],
[
"call on",
"call on"
],
[
"visit",
"visit"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(humble) call on someone, visit"
],
"tags": [
"humble"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"other": "うかがう"
},
{
"ipa": "[ɯ̟ka̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]"
}
],
"word": "伺う"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 伺う meaning in Japanese (6.6kB)
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