近況伺(きんきょううかが)い

きんきょううかがい
noun
asking after someone's recent situation; checking in
formalpolitecommunication
1. asking after someone's recent situation; checking in
A polite act of asking how someone has been doing recently. Often the framing of a letter, postcard, or message intended to reconnect with someone the writer has not contacted for a while.
近況伺(きんきょううかが)いのメールを送(おく)った。
I sent an email checking in on how things have been.
祖母(そぼ)から近況伺(きんきょううかが)いのはがきが届(とど)いた。
A postcard from my grandmother arrived, asking how I'd been.
ご無沙汰(ぶさた)しておりますので、近況伺(きんきょううかが)いも兼(か)ねてご連絡(れんらく)いたしました。
It's been some time since we last spoke, so I'm reaching out partly to ask how you've been.

Compound of 近況(きんきょう) (recent state) + 伺(うかが)い (polite asking, from the humble verb 伺(うかが)う). Common in letter-writing and formal email contexts. Often paired with an apology for not being in touch (ご無沙汰(ぶさた)しております).

Common collocations

  • 近況伺(きんきょううかが)いのメール: a check-in email
  • 近況伺(きんきょううかが)いを兼(か)ねて: while also asking how you've been
  • 近況伺(きんきょううかが)いのはがき: a check-in postcard

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Added 2026.6.8 17:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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