How to say 'Visit' in Japanese | 訪ねる

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The Japanese word for Visit is 'Tazuneru', written as 訪ねる in Japanese.'Visit' in hiragana is たずねる.

word

訪ねる

Meaning

Visit

Reading

たずねる

tazuneru

Kanji

訪Visit

Explanation

The Japanese verb '訪ねる (たずねる)' means 'to visit'. It is used when someone goes to a place or person with a specific purpose, often to meet someone or to explore a location. This verb carries a nuance of intentionality and purposefulness in the visit. For example: I visited my friend「友達を訪ねた」(ともだちをたずねた). She visited the old temple「彼女は古い寺を訪ねた」(かのじょはふるいてらをたずねた). Note that '訪ねる' is often used in more formal or intentional contexts compared to the more casual '訪れる (おとずれる)', which can also mean 'to visit' but is less specific in purpose.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2320

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 訪ねる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

訪

Meaning

Visit

Hiragana in the Word 訪ねる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ね

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 訪ねる Through the Kanji 訪

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 訪 as well.

word

訪れる

Meaning

Visit

word

訪問

Meaning

Visit

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'Tazuneru' means 'Visit' .

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