仰あおのく

あ

お

の

く

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku)

look up; turn one's face upward

Describes the physical action of tilting the head back to look upward. Often used when looking at the sky, ceiling, or something high up.

彼かれは星ほし空ぞらを仰あおのいて、ため息いきをついた。
He looked up at the starry sky and sighed.
天てん井じょう

を

仰あお

のく

と

、

大おお

きな

シャンデリア

が

あっ

た

。

When I looked up at the ceiling, there was a large chandelier.

Kanji

仰face-up, look up, depend

Similar words

見み上あげる
見上げる is a transitive verb meaning 'to look up at something', while 仰のく is intransitive and focuses on the action of tilting the head back.
仰あお向むく
仰向く means 'to lie face up' or 'to turn face up', often referring to a supine position, whereas 仰のく is specifically about looking upward.

Written forms

仰あおのく
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana のく distinguishes it from other 仰 compounds.
あおのくUsage100%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 仰 is not needed.

Etymology

Compound of 仰 (ao, 'upward') + のく (noku, an old verb meaning 'to move aside' or 'to turn away'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the combination yields the meaning 'to turn one's face upward'.