Kanji Detail for 伺 - "to inquire, to visit, to wait"

伺

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N2

Meaning

伺 means "to inquire, to visit, to wait."
1. To inquire - To observe the situation; to peek.
2. To wait - To wait for an opportunity.
3. To visit - To pay a visit.
Words using 伺
- 伺ううかがう to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit
Tattoo check: 伺
- Verified meaning: to inquire, to visit, to wait
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

pay respects; visit; ask; inquire; question; implore

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

serve, wait upon, attend; examine

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

used in 伺候[ci4 hou5]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to serve, to wait upon, to attend; to examine

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To spy; to observe. To watch. Meaning to specialize in observing someone's movements.
Onyomi

shi(シ)
Kunyomi

ukaga.u(うかが-う)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

人亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)
Related Keywords

to inquire to wait to visit to ask to serve call on attend consult pay respects question request wait upon listen visit humbly

私は先生と別れる時に、「これから折々お宅へ伺っても宜ござんすか」と聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
これは先生に聞くよりむしろ奥さんに伺っていい質問ですから、あなたに伺います」「何もそんな事を開き直って聞かなくっても好いじゃありませんか」「真面目くさって聞くがものはない。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
理屈じゃないんだ」「事実で差支えありませんが、私の伺いたいのは、いざという間際という意味なんです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha