うかがう

ukagau

to visit (humble)
to ask (humble)
to hear (humble)

godan verbtransitive

Also written 伺う

Chinese meanings

拜访（自谦）；请教、询问（自谦）；听闻（自谦）

Chinese notes

うかがう是自谦表达；根据上下文可指拜访、询问或听闻。

Examples

Furigana

体たい重じゅうをおうかがいしてもよろしいですか。
May I ask you what your weight is?
可以请问您的体重吗？
Tatoeba #137976
病気のため本日はうかがうことができませんでした。
On account of illness, I couldn't call on you today.
因为生病，今天没能去拜访您。
Tatoeba #85264

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('bf69a1d9f2'); // うかがう

{
  "id": "bf69a1d9f2",
  "word": "うかがう",
  "reading": "うかがう",
  "romaji": "ukagau",
  "meanings": [
    "to visit (humble)",
    "to ask (humble)",
    "to hear (humble)"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1305700,
  "other_forms": [
    "伺う"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "体重をおうかがいしてもよろしいですか。",
      "furigana": "{体重|たいじゅう}をおうかがいしてもよろしいですか。",
      "en": "May I ask you what your weight is?",
      "tatoeba_id": 137976
    },
    {
      "ja": "病気のため本日はうかがうことができませんでした。",
      "en": "On account of illness, I couldn't call on you today.",
      "tatoeba_id": 85264
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "b42467293b073acdabbdca4543e2a42950288074d841dcd1e48345f88b83bec4",
    "meanings": [
      "拜访（自谦）",
      "请教、询问（自谦）",
      "听闻（自谦）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "体重をおうかがいしてもよろしいですか。",
        "zh": "可以请问您的体重吗？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "病気のため本日はうかがうことができませんでした。",
        "zh": "因为生病，今天没能去拜访您。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/bf69a1d9f2",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "notes": "うかがう是自谦表达；根据上下文可指拜访、询问或听闻。",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "05f26bf4dd97bdeddf529c359c517896aea02e94ddd6e5a368b57d19924b2c7e"
  }
}