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尋 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「小」

道
4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「小」
On
ジンじん · jin
Kun
たず.ねる・ひろtazu.neru · hiro
Meaning
inquire; seek

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From hands and mouth reaching out: to ask about — to inquire, to seek.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジンじんjin尋問じんもん尋常じんじょう千尋ちひろ
Kunたずねるtazuneru尋ねるたずねる尋ね人たずねびと

Compare: 訪ねる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 尋問じんもん

    questioning

  • 尋ねるたずねる

    to ask; to seek

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

道(みち)を尋(たず)ねて教(おし)えてもらった。

I asked the way and was shown.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 小Map of reading ジンAll maps

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