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仰
On'yomi
ギョウ・コウ
GYOU / KOU
Kun'yomi
あお.ぐ・おお.せ・お.っしゃる・おっしゃ.る
aogu / oose / ossharu / ossharu
face-up · look up · depend · seek · respect · revere · drink · take
Details
Strokes6
Frequency#1573
Radical人person(2)
Stroke Order
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Component Breakdown
仰=
亻卬
person + 卬
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of person and look up. Person looking up.
Symbolism
Amazement, faith, look up. Represents looking upward.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Straining one's eyes
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
随喜渇仰
ずいきかつごう
worship with adoration; ardent admiration; worship with adoration
俯仰天地
ふぎょうてんち
looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of); looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of)
Proverbs & Idioms
仰ぎ見る者は躓く
あおぎみるものはつまずく
Those who look up stumble
Looking only at lofty goals makes you miss what's at your feet