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Kanji Detail for 訪 - "to visit, to inquire"

訪

  • Meaning

    訪 means "to visit, to inquire." Also associated with to investigate.

    1. To visit - To call on someone.

    2. To seek - To search for; inquire.

  • Words using 訪

    • 訪問 ほうもん Listen call; visit
    • 訪日 ほうにち Listen visit to Japan
    • 訪中 ほうちゅう Listen visit to China
    • 訪米 ほうべい Listen visit to the United States
    • 訪ねる たずねる Listen to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
    • 歴訪 れきほう Listen round of calls; tour of visitation
    • 訪れ おとずれ Listen visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring)
    • 訪欧 ほうおう Listen visit to Europe; visiting Europe

  • Tattoo check: 訪

    • Verified meaning: to visit, to inquire
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ほう)
    • Also carries these associations: to investigate

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 訪

    Surnames 訪(ほう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    call on; visit; look up; offer sympathy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    visit; ask, inquire

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to seek by inquiry; (bound form) to visit; to call on

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to visit; to inquire, to ask

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Going to question someone is called 訪. Such as 採訪民俗 (investigating folk customs), and the like. | To search for. Such as 訪碑 (seeking inscriptions), 訪古 (exploring antiquities). | Today, going to meet someone is called 訪. Such as going to a place is called 相訪 (visiting).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    otozu.reru(おとず-れる) おとず-れる

    tazune.ru(たず-ねる) たず-ねる

    tou(と-う) と-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    visit inquire investigate seek search call on attend examine explore inspect interview meet stop by survey

Sentences including 訪

  • The museum is worth a visit.

  • I'm going to call at his house tomorrow.

  • I have visited paris once.

  • A man called on you last night.

  • Someone called on her yesterday.

  • Be sure to look us up when you're in town.

  • We visited quite a few places.

  • Spring comes between winter and summer.

  • Kyoto is visited by many tourists.

  • He hopes he will visit paris.

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