How do you read 仰望?

仰望 is read ぎょうぼう (gyoubou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 仰望?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 仰望 in romaji?

仰望 is written gyoubou in romaji, also spelled gyobo.

What kanji are in 仰望?

仰 (Face-up, Look Up); 望 (Ambition, Full Moon).

仰望ぎょうぼう

ぎょうぼう · gyoubou (also spelled gyobo)

noun

Looking up, looking upwards

looking up to (someone), reverence

Other ways to say “looking up” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

仰Face-up, Look Up, Depend 音ぎょう・こう訓あお.ぐ・おお.せ JLPT N1 · 6 strokes 望Ambition, Full Moon, Hope 音ぼう・もう訓のぞ.む・もち JLPT N3 · 11 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

仰ぐあおぐto look up (to), to respect; to ask for 信仰しんこう(religious) faith, belief 希望きぼうhope, wish, aspiration 欲望よくぼうdesire, appetite 志望しぼうwish, desire, ambition 失望しつぼうdisappointment, despair 待望たいぼうlong-expected, waiting 有望ゆうぼうgood prospects, full of hope, promising

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What does 仰望 mean?

Looking up, looking upwards. It can also mean: looking up to (someone), reverence.

How do you pronounce 仰望?

ぎょうぼう (gyoubou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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