JLPT N4 · Verb

伺う (ukagau)

伺う (うかがう, ukagau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to call on someone; to call at a place”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: うかがう
Romaji: ukagau
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit; to wait on someone · godan verb, transitive · humble
to ask; to inquire · godan verb, transitive · humble
to hear; to be told · godan verb, transitive · humble
to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior) · godan verb, transitive
to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) · godan verb, intransitive · from 御機嫌を伺う

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #85264

体重をおうかがいしてもよろしいですか。

May I ask you what your weight is?

Tatoeba #137976

ワイルダー氏よりあなたのメールアドレスを伺いました。

Mr Wilder gave me your e-mail address.

Tatoeba #192072

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 伺う

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	伺う	うかがう ukagau
Polite (~masu)	伺います	うかがいます ukagaimasu
Negative	伺わない	うかがわない ukagawanai
Polite negative	伺いません	うかがいません ukagaimasen
Past	伺った	うかがった ukagatta
Polite past	伺いました	うかがいました ukagaimashita
Negative past	伺わなかった	うかがわなかった ukagawanakatta
Te-form	伺って	うかがって ukagatte
Potential	伺える	うかがえる ukagaeru
Passive	伺われる	うかがわれる ukagawareru
Causative	伺わせる	うかがわせる ukagawaseru
Volitional	伺おう	うかがおう ukagaou
Imperative	伺え	うかがえ ukagae
Conditional (~ba)	伺えば	うかがえば ukagaeba

Kanji in 伺う

伺

pay respects, visit, askシ・うかが.う · 7 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1305700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.