Onyomi: ホウ · Kunyomi: おとず.れる, たず.ねる, と.う · Meanings: call on, look up, offer sympathy, visit
Kanji for call on, look up, offer sympathy, visit
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訪 is made from 言, meaning “words” or “to speak,” and 方, meaning “direction” or “way.” It shows speaking while going in a certain direction toward someone. From this idea of going to speak with someone, 訪 came to mean to visit or call on someone.
You go to someone and speak with them. That act of visiting is 訪.
Think of going in a direction to speak to someone. That visit is 訪.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 訪ねる | たずねる | to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 訪問 | ほうもん | call, visit | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 問う | とう | to ask, to inquire | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending (special class), Transitive verb |
| 訪れる | おとずれる | to visit, to call on | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 訪れ | おとずれ | visit, call | common Noun |
| 訪日 | ほうにち | visit to Japan | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 訪問者 | ほうもんしゃ | visitor | common Noun |
| 訪問販売 | ほうもんはんばい | door-to-door selling | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 訪問客 | ほうもんきゃく | caller, visitor | Noun |
| 訪中 | ほうちゅう | visit to China | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 訪米 | ほうべい | visit to the United States | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 訪欧 | ほうおう | visit to Europe, visiting Europe | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 訪問着 | ほうもんぎ | semi-formal kimono for women, visiting (gala) dress | Noun |
| 訪問地 | ほうもんち | stop (on a trip), destination | Noun |
| 訪う | おとなう | to visit, to call on | Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb |