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    3. 尋ねる

    尋ねる

    尋たずね​る​

    to ask

    N4KMT9News #27+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    訊ねる

    たずねる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to ask, to enquire, to inquire
    2.
    to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate

    Stroke 0 / 15

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    道みちを尋たずねる。

    To ask for directions.

    KMT3Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    困こまった時ときは、遠えん慮りょなく誰だれかに尋たずねるべきだ。

    When you're in trouble, you should not hesitate to ask someone.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは先せん生せいに質しつ問もんを尋たずねた。

    He asked the teacher a question.

    KMT9Daily LifeEducation
    私わたしは真しん実じつを尋たずねるために、様さま々ざまな資し料りょうを調しらべた。

    I investigated various materials to search for the truth.

    KMT9Daily LifeScience & Math
    彼かれは古ふるい文ぶん献けんを尋たずねて、その言こと葉ばの起き源げんを探さぐった。

    He searched through old documents to find the origin of that word.

    KMT9LiteratureHistory

    Characters that make up this word

    尋
    たず.ねる・ひろ…(3)
    inquire・fathom・look for
    Kanji
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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