JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 仰: "face-up, look up, depend"
The kanji 仰 means "face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, revere". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ギョウ, コウ in on'yomi and あお.ぐ, おお.せ, お.っしゃる, おっしゃ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギョウコウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あお.ぐおお.せお.っしゃるおっしゃ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, revere |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1573 of 2,501 |
Common words with 仰
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 仰るto say; to speak; to tell · to be called
- 仰ぐto look up (at) · to look up to; to respect; to revere
- 信仰(religious) faith; belief; creed
- 仰向けfacing upward
- 仰け反るto bend backwards; to bend oneself back · to be taken aback
- 大仰exaggerated; overblown; overdone
- 仰せorder (from one's superior); command · what you say; (someone's) words
- 仰天being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
- 仰ぎ見るto look up (at); to look upwards · to respect; to look up to
- 仰々しいexaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
- 信仰心(religious) piety; faith; devotion
- 仰せつかるto be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
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