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伺う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
伺う
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Reading : うかがう   
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told  (humble)
2. to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
3. to visit  (humble)
4. to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)  (from 御機嫌を伺う)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 63,000 (about 5,900,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3042 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1528
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 45 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
おとうと
ところ
うかが
います

I'll go to my little brother's place.
あした
明日
うかが
っても
よろ
しい
です
May I come and see you tomorrow?
せんせい
先生
ところ
うかが
います

I'll come to you, Teacher.
うかがう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 110,000 (about 1,410,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 18621
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 45 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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シ   うかが to visit; to ask   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シ    administer   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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