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Kanji 訪: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 訪: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

Key takeaways

Kanji 訪: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

call onvisitlook upoffer sympathy

On reading

ホウ

Kun reading

おとず.れるたず.ねると.う

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 訪

call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

言 + 方

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine heading in a specific direction (方) to deliver words (言) to someone. To visit (訪) a person, you need both a destination to go to and a message to share.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ホウ
  • 訪問ほうもん

    visit / call on someone

Kun reading

おとず.れる
  • 訪れるおとずれる

    to visit / to come

  • 訪ねるたずねる

    to visit someone or a place

Commonly used words

  • 訪問
    ほうもん

    visit / call on someone

  • 訪れる
    おとずれる

    to visit / to come

  • 訪ねる
    たずねる

    to visit someone or a place

Example sentences

Example 1

友達が家にれた。

Translation

A friend visited my house.

Example 2

春がやっとれた。

Translation

Spring has finally come.

Example 3

先生の家を問しました。

Translation

I visited the teacher's house.

Example 4

お客さんが会社を問した。

Translation

A guest came to visit the company.

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