# 伺 — ask humbly; visit humbly

伺 means “ask humbly; visit humbly”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: うかが(う) (ukagau). You'll see it in words such as 伺う (ukagau, “to call on someone; to call at a place”).

- Meaning: ask humbly; visit humbly
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: うかが(う) (ukagau)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Words & language 2

## How to remember 伺

Sounds like 司: both read シ.

Parts: 亻 person · 司 administer

## Words with 伺

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 伺う | うかがう (ukagau) | to call on someone; to call at a place |

## Don't confuse it with

[何](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/what/) · [荷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/luggage/) · [可](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/possible/) · [司](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/administer/)

## More in the “Words & language 2” set

[賛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/approve/) · [紹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/introduce/) · [刷](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/print/) · [叫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shout/) · [詞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/part-of-speech/) · [肯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/agree/) · [伺](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ask-humbly/)

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