face-up, look up, depend, seek
Also: respect, revere, drink, take
On'yomi (音読み)
- ギョウ
- コウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あお.ぐ
- おお.せ
- お.っしゃる
- おっしゃ.る
About this kanji
The kanji 仰 represents the ideas of looking up or facing upward. It is often used as a verb, such as in 仰ぐ (あおぐ), which means to look up at something. You may also encounter it in compounds like 信仰 (しんこう), meaning religious faith, and 仰天 (ぎょうてん), which refers to being amazed or shocked. Another important verb is 仰る (おっしゃる), a respectful way to say 'to say' when referring to someone of higher status. This kanji conveys a sense of respect and dependence, reminding us of the cultural importance placed on honoring others in conversations.
Example sentences
彼らは尊敬を仰ぎ続けている。
They continue to look up to him with respect.
Meanings across languages
- English
- face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, revere, drink, take
- Tiếng Việt
- nhìn lên
- 日本語
- 仰ぐ
- 한국어
- 우러르다
- 中文
- 仰望
- id
- melihat ke atas
- th
- เงยหน้าขึ้นมอง
- es
- mirar hacia arriba
- fr
- regarder en haut
- de
- nach oben schauen
- pt
- olhar para cima
Common compounds
- 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
- 仰るおっしゃるto say, to speak, to tell
- 仰向けあおむけfacing upward
- 仰天ぎょうてんbeing amazed, being horrified, being taken aback
- 大仰おおぎょうexaggerated, overblown, overdone
- 仰せおおせorder (from one's superior), command, what you say
- 仰臥ぎょうがlying on one's back, lying face upward, lying supine
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