仰ぐ

あおぐ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to look up (at)
2. to look up to; to respect; to revere
3. to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to turn to (someone) for
4. to depend on; to rely on
5. to gulp down; to quaff; to drink

Kanji

• 仰 look up. Read as あおぐ.

Example sentences

• 貴社との間の財政上の問題を解決するために貴社のご助力を仰ぎたく、お願いをする次第です。
  We would like to ask for your help in clearing up our financial problems with your company.
• 彼は天を仰いだ。
  He looked up at the sky.
• 彼らは彼をリーダーとして仰ぐ。
  They look up to him as their leader.
• トムはその件についてメアリーの助言を仰いだ。
  Tom asked Mary's advice about the problem.
• 彼は月を仰いだ。
  He looked up at the moon.

Common phrases

• 協力を仰ぐ
• 師と仰ぐ (しとあおぐ) to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
• 指導を仰ぐ
• 判断を仰ぐ
• 指示を仰ぐ
• 天を仰ぐ (てんをあおぐ) to look up at the sky
• 助言を仰ぐ (じょげんをあおぐ) to ask for advice
• 主君と仰ぐ
• 審判を仰ぐ
• 空を仰ぐ

Words containing 仰ぐ

• 仰ぎ見る (あおぎみる) to look up (at)
• 仰ぎ奉る (あおぎたてまつる) to look up
• 仰ぎ望み (あおぎのぞみ) look to (for help)

And 1 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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