尋
尋 — Inquire
inquire, fathom, look for
On’yomiジン (jin)
Kun’yomiたずねる (tazuneru)
Kun’yomiひろ (hiro)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 尋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尋問 | じんもん jinmon | questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness) |
| 尋ねる | たずねる tazuneru | to ask; to enquire; to inquire |
| 尋常 | じんじょう jinjou | common; usual |
| 千尋 | せんじん senjin | great depth; bottomless; great height |
| 尋ね人 | たずねびと tazunebito | missing person; wanted person |
Study notes
尋 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1398 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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