Word Meaning 尋ね

たずね tazu ne

尋ね is read as たずね (tazu ne) and means question.

Meaning

English

  1. question
  2. inquiry
  3. asking

Reading

Kana

たずね

Romaji

tazu ne

Writing Variants

  • 訊ね たずね tazu ne

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140768 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尋ねる

たずねる

to ask

尋常

じんじょう

common

尋ね人

たずねびと

missing person

尋問

じんもん

questioning

尋問調書

じんもんちょうしょ

record of an interrogation (of a suspect, witness, etc.)

尋常小学校

じんじょうしょうがっこう

elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941)

尋常一様

じんじょういちよう

ordinary

尋ね出す

たずねだす

to locate

尋ね物

たずねもの

item one is looking for

尋ね求める

たずねもとめる

to seek for

千尋

ちひろ

great height

人定尋問

じんていじんもん

establishing the identity of a witness

Example Sentences

10

かれはみちをたずねた。

he asked for directions.

かのじょはりゆうをたずねた。

she asked for the reason.

かれはじゅうしょをたずねあるいた。

he walked around asking for the address.

しんりをたずねもとめる。

seeking the truth.

まいごのゆくえをたずねる.

searching for the whereabouts of a lost child.

He asked me a question.

Did you ask Tom?

I asked him what his name was.

He's wanted by the police.

I asked a policeman for directions.