げん
うかが
 

noun

  1. courtesy call, courtesy visit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
うかが
 
機嫌伺い きげんうかがい
げん
うかがい
機嫌伺 きげんうかがい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

loom, mechanism, machine
キ はた (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
how many, how much, how far
いく- キ い (Early Jr. High, N3)
minute, extremely small, tiny
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
protection
ジュ まもり まも.る (Kentei 1)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
dislike, detest, hate
いや きら.う ケン (Early High School, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
concurrently, and, beforehand
ケン か.ねる かね (Early Jr. High, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
pay respects, visit, ask
うかが.う シ (Early Jr. High, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious, (旨 variant)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)