"伺う" meaning in Japanese

See 伺う in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ɯ̟ka̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]
Etymology templates: {{ja-r|疑う|うたがう}} 疑(うたが)う (utagau) Head templates: {{ja-verb|うかがう|tr=trans|type=1}} 伺(うかが)う • (ukagau) transitive godan (stem 伺(うかが)い (ukagai), past 伺(うかが)った (ukagatta)), {{ja-verb|うかがう|tr=intrans|type=1}} 伺(うかが)う • (ukagau) intransitive godan (stem 伺(うかが)い (ukagai), past 伺(うかが)った (ukagatta)) Forms: 伺う [canonical] (ruby: (うかが)), ukagau [romanization], 伺い [stem] (ruby: (うかが)), 伺った [past] (ruby: (うかが)), 伺う [canonical] (ruby: (うかが)), ukagau [romanization], 伺い [stem] (ruby: (うかが)), 伺った [past] (ruby: (うかが)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 伺わ [error-unrecognized-form], うかがわ [error-unrecognized-form], ukagawa [error-unrecognized-form], 伺い [error-unrecognized-form], うかがい [error-unrecognized-form], ukagai [error-unrecognized-form], 伺う [error-unrecognized-form], うかがう [error-unrecognized-form], ukagau [error-unrecognized-form], 伺え [error-unrecognized-form], うかがえ [error-unrecognized-form], ukagae [error-unrecognized-form], 伺われる [passive], うかがわれる [passive], ukagawareru [passive], 伺わせる [causative], 伺わす [causative], うかがわせる [causative], うかがわす [causative], ukagawaseru [causative], ukagawasu [causative], 伺える [potential], うかがえる [potential], ukagaeru [potential], 伺おう [volitional], うかがおう [volitional], ukagaō [volitional], 伺わない [negative], うかがわない [negative], ukagawanai [negative], 伺わず [continuative, negative], うかがわず [continuative, negative], ukagawazu [continuative, negative], 伺います [formal], うかがいます [formal], ukagaimasu [formal], 伺った [perfective], うかがった [perfective], ukagatta [perfective], 伺って [conjunctive], うかがって [conjunctive], ukagatte [conjunctive], 伺えば [conditional, hypothetical], うかがえば [conditional, hypothetical], ukagaeba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. (humble) ask about Tags: humble
    Sense id: en-伺う-ja-verb--9jBtg~D Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 32 38 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 22 37 41
  2. (humble) hear, be told Tags: humble
    Sense id: en-伺う-ja-verb-ycjYoBOd Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -u, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 24 52 24 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -u: 21 46 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 32 38 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 29 45 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 28 46 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 67 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 77 14
  3. (humble) call on someone, visit Tags: humble
    Sense id: en-伺う-ja-verb-5X7KGXIz Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 32 38 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 22 37 41
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "ja-go-u",
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      "form": "伺わ",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "ukagai",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "伺う",
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    {
      "form": "うかがう",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "ukagau",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "伺え",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "うかがえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ukagae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "伺われる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺わせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺わす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺える",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺おう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagaō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺わない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺わず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺います",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "うかがって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "伺えば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
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      "form": "うかがえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ukagaeba",
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        "conditional",
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      ]
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          "_dis": "10 77 14",
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        "hear, be told"
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        "(humble) hear, be told"
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        "call on someone, visit"
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        "(humble) call on someone, visit"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ka̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "伺う"
}
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      "form": "うかがわ",
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      "form": "ukagawa",
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    {
      "form": "伺い",
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      "form": "うかがい",
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      "form": "ukagai",
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    {
      "form": "伺う",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "うかがう",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ukagau",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "伺え",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "うかがえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "ukagae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "伺われる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺わせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺わす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺える",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺おう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagaō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺わない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺わず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagawazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺います",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "伺えば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "うかがえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ukagaeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うかがう",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "伺(うかが)う • (ukagau) transitive godan (stem 伺(うかが)い (ukagai), past 伺(うかが)った (ukagatta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "うかがう",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "伺(うかが)う • (ukagau) intransitive godan (stem 伺(うかが)い (ukagai), past 伺(うかが)った (ukagatta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese humble terms",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ask about"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humble) ask about"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humble"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese humble terms",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hear, be told"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "hear",
          "hear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯ̟ka̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "伺う"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 伺う meaning in Japanese (6.4kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "伺う",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "伺う",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "伺う"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "伺う",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "伺う"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "伺う",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "伺う"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "伺う",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "伺う"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "伺う",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "伺う"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "伺う",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "伺う",
  "trace": ""
}

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