6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

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

Kun'yomi
  • to look up (at) ②to look up to ③to ask for (e.g. guidance) ④to depend on
  • order (from one's superior) ②what you say
  • しゃ
    to say
  • しゃ
    to say
On'yomi
  • ギョウ
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おお 23.4%
あお 23.1%
ギョウ 20.1%
コウ 20.0%
おっしゃ 13.4%

Character Breakdown

face-up, look up, depend
おお.せ あお.ぐ ギョウ (7th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
lofty, high, raise
キョウ ゴウ のぞ.む
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to look up (at) ②to look up to ③to ask for (e.g. guidance) ④to depend on
(religious) faith
order (from one's superior) ②what you say
looking up ②looking up to (someone)
angle of elevation
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References

Unicode hex code 4EF0
JIS X 0208 1-22-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 375
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 137
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 48
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 51
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 32
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 32
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1701
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1836
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1658
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 360
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1534
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 400
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1173
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1056
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1099
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1037
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1057
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1134
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 65
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1718
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a4.10
Four corner code 2722.0
De Roo Code 2144