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仰ぐ

あおぐ

to look up to; to seek (advice)

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Examples

  1. 上司の指示を仰ぐ。

    じょうしのしじをあおぐ。

    I seek instructions from my boss.

  2. 夜空を仰いで星を眺めた。

    よぞらをあおいでほしをながめた。

    I looked up at the night sky and gazed at the stars.

  3. 彼を師と仰いでいる。

    かれをしとあおいでいる。

    I look up to him as my teacher.

  4. 専門家の判断を仰ぐことにした。

    せんもんかのはんだんをあおぐことにした。

    We decided to defer to an expert's judgement.

Common patterns

指示を仰ぐ
to ask for instructions
天を仰ぐ
to look up at the sky in despair
師と仰ぐ
to revere as one's teacher

Memory tip

Physically it is tilting your face upward, and the figurative senses follow: looking up to a person (師と仰ぐ) and looking upward for guidance (指示を仰ぐ), the standard business phrase for asking a superior what to do.

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