尋 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「小」
道4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「小」
- On
- ジン
- Kun
- たず.ねる・ひろ
- Meaning
- inquire; seek
Origin
From hands and mouth reaching out: to ask about — to inquire, to seek.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジン | 尋問・尋常・千尋 |
|---|---|
| たずねる | 尋ねる・尋ね人 Compare: 訪ねる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 尋問じんもん
questioning
- 尋ねるたずねる
to ask; to seek
Example
道を尋ねて教えてもらった。
I asked the way and was shown.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)