Kanji 仰: face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, revere, drink, take

Key takeaways

Kanji 仰: face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, revere, drink, take. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

仰

Meaning

face-uplook updependseekrespectreveredrinktake

On reading

ギョウコウ

Kun reading

あお.ぐおお.せお.っしゃるおっしゃ.る

Radical

人

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 仰

face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, revere, drink, take

Kanji structure breakdown

仰

Structure breakdown

亻 + 卬

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts a person (亻) looking up (卬). It represents the act of looking up to someone with respect or admiration, as seen in words like faith (信仰) or adoration (仰慕).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ギョウ

信仰しんこう
faith / belief / religion

Kun reading

あお.ぐ

仰ぐあおぐ
to look up / to respect / to ask for
仰っしゃるおっしゃる
to say / to speak (honorific)

Commonly used words

信仰
しんこう
faith / belief / religion
仰ぐ
あおぐ
to look up / to respect / to ask for
仰っしゃる
おっしゃる
to say / to speak (honorific)

Example sentences

Example 1

空を仰いで深呼吸した。

Translation

I looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

Example 2

先生の意見を仰ぎたいです。

Translation

I want to ask for the teacher’s opinion.

Example 3

先生がおっしゃったことを覚えています。

Translation

I remember what the teacher said.

Example 4

社長は何とおっしゃいましたか？

Translation

What did the president say?

Kanji 仰: face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, revere, drink, take

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

仰ぐ (あおぐ): meaning and examples

仰っしゃる (おっしゃる): meaning and examples

信仰 (しんこう): meaning and examples