顔色を窺う

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
かお
Grade: 2
いろ
Grade: 2
うかが
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
顏色を窺う (kyūjitai)
顔色を伺う (incorrect)
顔色をうかがう

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠o̞iɾo̞ o̞ ɯ̟ka̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]

Verb

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(かお)(いろ)(うかが) (kaoiro o ukagaugodan (stem (かお)(いろ)(うかが) (kaoiro o ukagai), past (かお)(いろ)(うかが)った (kaoiro o ukagatta))

  1. to read someone's face
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
がん
Grade: 2
しょく
Grade: 2
うかが
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
顏色を窺う (kyūjitai)
顔色を伺う (incorrect)
顔色をうかがう

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞kɯ̟ o̞ ɯ̟ka̠ɡa̠ɯ̟]

Verb

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(がん)(しょく)(うかが) (ganshoku o ukagaugodan (stem (がん)(しょく)(うかが) (ganshoku o ukagai), past (がん)(しょく)(うかが)った (ganshoku o ukagatta))

  1. to read someone's face
Conjugation
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