Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 仰ぐ(あおぐ) in Japanese

仰ぐ
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
あおぐ
Romaji
aogu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `gu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to look up (at)
    Example sentence
    彼女は彼を師と仰いでいる。 She looks on him as her master.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to look up (to); to respect; to revere
    Example sentence
    彼らは彼をリーダーとして仰ぐ。 They look up to him as their leader.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to ask for; to seek
    Example sentence
    彼は彼らの師と仰がれた。 He was respected as their teacher.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to turn to someone; to depend on
    Example sentence
    彼は天を仰いだ。 He looked up at the sky.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to drink; to take
    Example sentence
    日本は原綿の供給を海外に仰ぐ。 Japan depends on overseas countries for the supply of raw cotton.

Examples of 仰ぐ, あおぐ in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
仰ぐ
Plain Polite
仰ぎます
Negative
仰がない
Negative Polite
仰ぎません

Past

Plain
仰いだ
Plain Polite
仰ぎました
Negative
仰がなかった
Negative Polite
仰ぎませんでした

Te

Plain
仰いで
Plain Polite
仰ぎまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
仰がれる
Plain Polite
仰がれます
Negative
仰がれない
Negative Polite
仰がれません
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Kanji in this word

仰 JLPT 1

6 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ギョウ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: あお.ぐ, おお.せ, お.っしゃる, おっしゃ.る

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