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face-up
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingギョウ、コウ
Kun readingあお.ぐ、おお.せ、お.っしゃる、おっしゃ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. face-up
    彼は信仰のあつい人です。He is a man of strong faith.tatoeba
    さらにフランスの技師を招いて指導を仰ぐなどの近代化を達成。Besides, he succeeded in modernization such as following the instructions by inviting French engineers.wiki
  2. look up
    彼は天を仰いだ。He looked up at the sky.tatoeba
  3. depend
  4. seek
    もし争いが起きた場合は奉行所に届け出て、その指示を仰ぐこと。If a dispute happens, report to the magistrate's office and seek direction.wiki
  5. respect
    彼は彼らの師と仰がれた。He was respected as their teacher.tatoeba
  6. revere
  7. drink
  8. take
  9. faceupRtK
  1. to look up (at)
  2. to look up to
  3. to respect
  4. to revere
  5. to ask for (e.g. guidance)

Popular Usage

信仰仰ぐ仰っしゃる

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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face up · person (人) · stamp album · box (口) · stamps

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1836

Compound words

信仰しんこう
(religious) faith; belief; creed
仰ぐあおぐ
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to revere; to ask for (e.g. guidance)
仰るおっしゃる
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
仰天ぎょうてん
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
仰向けあおむけ
facing upward
仰せおおせ
order (from one's superior)
欽仰きんぎょう
reverence
俯仰ふぎょう
looking up and down
仰見るあおぎみる
to look up (at)
仰反るのけぞる
to bend backwards
仰奉るあおぎたてまつる
to look up
俯仰角ふぎょうかく
angle of elevation
吃驚仰天びっくりぎょうてん
astonished
仰ぎ見るあおぎみる
to look up (at)
仰ぎ奉るあおぎたてまつる
to look up
仰ぎ望みあおぎのぞみ
look to (for help)
仰け反るのけぞる
to bend backwards
信仰箇条しんこうかじょう
articles of faith
信仰するしんこうする
faith
仰せられるおおせられる
to say

Additional Examples

さらにフランスの技師を招いて指導を仰ぐなどの近代化を達成。
Besides, he succeeded in modernization such as following the instructions by inviting French engineers.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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