Lingaku尋ねる【たずねる】
Frequency rank: 632.
- to ask; to enquire; to inquire
- to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 尋ねる【たずねる】Frequency rank: 632.
- 訊ねる【たずねる】Frequency rank: 6,100. – 6,105.
- たずねるFrequency rank: 14,183. – 14,222.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to ask; to enquire; to inquire
- to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
This meaning is used when someone wants to obtain information or clarification about something from another person.
This meaning indicates an active search for something, whether it's information or a physical object.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Example sentences
341 results
If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
"Haven't we met somewhere before?" asked the student.
When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
I asked Bill what the weather had been like during his travel.
Mom was innocent enough to ask him: "Would you like any more beer?"
My father asked me if I could get along with the Jones family.
The saleswoman queried as she wrapped the gloves.