Memory phrase for the character: 仰

仰

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Meaning

to respect, to look up to sb., to revere

Pronunciation

GYŌ, KŌ
aogu, ōse, ossharu

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: 卬 (at the left an odd person 人 who bows down 卩 deeply at the right)

Mnemonic
 
A person who is at the beginning odd and then bows down deeply is: respectful.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
卬 bowing personOn the left is a side view of a person with the head bowed to the right. On the right it is bowed much deeper 卩, when: bowing.
卩 bent personShows a person 人 bowing down deeply. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)




 Vocabulary

仰ぐ あおぐ  to look up (to), to respect, to depend on, to ask for, to seek
仰天 ぎょうてん  being amazed, surprise
仰向け あおむけ  Supine position, lying on the back
信仰 しんこう  religious confession, faith; belief; creed

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