Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore
Kun:
うかが.う
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
2209 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 伺候 【シコウ】 waiting upon (someone)
  • 経伺 【ケイシ】 asking for instructions, consulting and obtaining approval
  • 奉伺 【ホウシ】 inquiring about (one's health)

Kun reading compounds

  • 伺う 【うかがう】 to call on someone, to call at a place, to pay a visit, to wait on someone, to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told, to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior), to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si4, ci4
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • hacer una visita
  • preguntar por

Portuguese

  • retribuir visita
  • perguntar
  • indagar
  • implorar

French

  • visiter (hon)
  • présenter ses respects
  • demander
  • s'informer
  • questionner
  • implorer
1313 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1963 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
395 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1315 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
310 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1761 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1891 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1245 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
76 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
78 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
50 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
53 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1882 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
483 Morohashi
69 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
156 New Nelson (John Haig)
1864 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2008 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1094 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2149 2001 Kanji
2a5.23 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
3-3-4 SKIP code
2722.0 Four corner code
1-27-39 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f3a Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
stand, erect
Parts:
stand up, rise, set up, erect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
58 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 立案 【リツアン】 planning, devising (a plan), drafting, drawing up
  • 立像 【リツゾウ】 standing statue, standing image
  • 並立 【ヘイリツ】 standing abreast
  • 不成立 【フセイリツ】 failure (e.g. of a bill, motion), falling through, rejection, miscarriage
  • 立ち木 【タチキ】 standing tree, standing timber
  • 立纓 【リュウエイ】 erect tail (of a traditional Japanese hat)
  • 開立 【カイリュウ】 extraction of cubic root
  • 造立 【ゾウリュウ】 erecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 立つ 【たつ】 to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up, to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.), to be situated (in, on), to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.), to put oneself (in a position or situation), to take up (a position, post, etc.), to position oneself, to leave (to do something), to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start, to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.), to pierce, to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.), to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.), to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.), to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.), to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.), to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.), to be become widely known, to stand (for election), to run, to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself, to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.), to be formed, to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.), to hold up, to hold water, to stand up (e.g. of evidence), to be logical, to be reasonable, to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.), to be maintained, to survive, to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.), to be saved, to start (of a season), to begin, to be held (of a market), to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.), to be shut, to be closed, to be (the result of a division)
  • 立つ瀬 【たつせ】 one's position, one's face, one's honour, one's reputation
  • 突立 【とったつ】 stand straight up
  • 立てる 【たてる】 to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise, to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into, to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause, to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate, to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader), to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone), to sharpen, to make clear, to shut, to close, to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony, to divide by, to do ... vigorously

Readings

Japanese names:
たち、 たっ、 たつ、 だて、 つい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
li4
Korean:
rib

Spanish

  • levantarse
  • alzarse
  • ponerse en pie
  • levantar
  • erigir
  • estar en pie

Portuguese

  • Ficar de pé
  • levantar-se

French

  • debout
149 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
37 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
73 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
61 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3343 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
72 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
78 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
194 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
121 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
121 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
174 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1459 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2486 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1257 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1723 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
438 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25721 Morohashi
1992 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4223 New Nelson (John Haig)
431 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
462 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
35 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
49 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
473 2001 Kanji
5b0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-2 SKIP code
0010.8 Four corner code
1-46-09 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7acb Unicode hex code