7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore

Kun'yomi
  • to call on someone ②to ask ③to speak to (a large crowd at a theater, etc.)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

うかが 98.8%
1.2%

Character Breakdown

pay respects, visit, ask
うかが.う シ (7th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

to call on someone ②to ask ③to speak to (a large crowd at a theater, etc.)
call ②inquiry
to ask for instructions ②to invoke an oracle
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References

Unicode hex code 4F3A
JIS X 0208 1-27-39
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 395
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 156
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 69
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 78
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 50
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 53
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1864
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1963
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1315
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 483
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1313
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1761
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1891
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 310
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1094
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1245
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 76
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1882
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a5.23
Four corner code 2722.0
De Roo Code 2149