This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

ご用をお伺いしておりますか。

Sentence Analyzer

ご用 伺い しております

English Translation

Are you being waited on?

Furigana

(よう)をお(うかが)いしておりますか。

Romanji

Goyō o o ukagai shiteorimasu ka.

Words

御用 (ごよう)
your order; your business; official business; arrest; apprehension; capture
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
伺い (うかがい)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: シ、 うかが.う
Meanings: pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore