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How to say 'Lookup' in Japanese | 仰ぐ

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The Japanese word for Lookup is 'Aogu', written as 仰ぐ in Japanese.'Lookup' in hiragana is あおぐ.

    word

    仰ぐ

    Meaning

    Lookup

    Reading

    あおぐ

    aogu

    Kanji

    仰Look up

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '仰ぐ (あおぐ)' primarily means 'to look up' or 'to raise one's head to look at something above'. It can also imply a sense of respect or admiration, as in looking up to someone. For example: He looked up at the stars「彼は星を仰いだ」(かれはほしをあおいだ). She looks up to her teacher「彼女は先生を仰ぐ」(かのじょはせんせいをあおぐ). Additionally, '仰ぐ' can be used in a more figurative sense to mean 'to seek' or 'to rely on', as in seeking advice or relying on someone's judgment. For example: They sought the leader's advice「彼らはリーダーの助言を仰いだ」(かれらはリーダーのじょげんをあおいだ).

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    7118

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 仰ぐ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    仰

    Meaning

    Look up

Hiragana in the Word 仰ぐ

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    ぐ

    Reading

    Gu

Words Related to 仰ぐ Through the Kanji 仰

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 仰 as well.

  • word

    仰る

    Meaning

    Say

  • word

    信仰

    Meaning

    Faith

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What does 'Aogu' (仰ぐ) mean?

'Aogu' means 'Lookup' .

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