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inquire
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingジン
Kun readingたず.ねる、ひろ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. inquireRtK
  2. search
  3. fathom
  1. to ask
  2. to enquire
  3. to inquire
  4. to search
  5. to look for

Popular Usage

尋ねる

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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broom · craft (工) · mouth (口) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1228

Compound words

尋ねるたずねる
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for
尋常じんじょう
common; usual
尋問じんもん
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
尋ね人たずねびと
missing person; wanted person
千尋せんじん
great depth
万尋ばんじん
10000 fathoms
再尋問さいじんもん
re-examination
お尋ね者おたずねもの
person sought by the police
御尋ね者おたずねもの
person sought by the police
尋ね歩くたずねあるく
to go around asking
尋常一様じんじょういちよう
ordinary
反対尋問はんたいじんもん
cross-examination

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に自分を知っているかと尋ねた。
He asked her if she knew him.tatoeba
彼は彼女になぜ泣いているのかと尋ねた。
He asked her why she was crying.tatoeba
彼は彼女にどこに住んでいるかを尋ねた。
He asked her where she lived.tatoeba
彼は彼女にあなたはジェーンかと尋ねた。
He asked her if she was Jane.tatoeba
先ほどの神官はその二人に尋ねる。
The priest asks the women.wiki
再び現れた本蔵は妻と娘を去らせ、主君に師直の一件を尋ねる。
Honzo appears again, gets his wife and daughter to leave, and he asks the master about the incident involving Moronao.wiki

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