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äť°
äť°
6 strokes
Frequency: 1573
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

face-up
look up
depend
seek
respect
revere
drink
take

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョウ
コウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あお.ぐ
おお.せ
お.っしゃる
おっしゃ.る

Common Words

仰る
仰有る
Honorific
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #2031
1

Godan verb - -aru special class

to say; to speak; to tell

Examples
ここではどんどん意見をおっしゃってかまいません。
You can speak out freely here.
2

Godan verb - -aru special class; As ...とおっしゃる after a person's name

to be called

あおぐ
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #3910
1

to look up (at)

Examples
彼は天を仰いだ。
He looked up at the sky.
2

to look up to; to respect; to revere

Examples
彼は彼らの師と仰がれた。
He was respected as their teacher.
3

to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to turn to (someone) for

Examples
私は何事にも彼の指導を仰ぐ。
I look to him for direction in everything.
4

to depend on; to rely on

Examples
日本は原綿の供給を海外に仰ぐ。
Japan depends on overseas countries for the supply of raw cotton.
5

to gulp down; to quaff; to drink

しんこう
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #4875
1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

Examples
キリスト教を信仰していますか。
Do you believe in Christianity?
あお向け
仰むけ
あおむけ
Noun
Freq #5714
1

Usu. as 〜に

facing upward

Examples
彼は気を失いあお向けに倒れた。
He fainted and fell on his back.
仰け反る
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #10990
1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back

2

to be taken aback

おおぎょう
大形
~な Adj.
Freq #11254
1

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

おおせ
Noun
Honorific
Freq #11346
1

order (from one's superior); command

2

what you say; (someone's) words

ぎょうてん
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #14175
1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

あおぎみる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #16749
1

to look up (at); to look upwards

Examples
空を仰ぎ見る。
Look up to the skies.
2

to respect; to look up to

仰るとおり
仰る通り
おっしゃるとおり
Expression
Honorific
Freq #17085
1

as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

Examples
これについては「まことに仰る通りでございます」と答えるしかないのです。
In connection with this I can only reply, "it is just as you say."
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