尋 — inquire, fathom, look for

たずねる尋 inquire

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes

U+5C0B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1398 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1228 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

inquire
fathom
look for

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たず tazu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

尋(たず) ねる tazuneru to ask お尋(たず) ね otazune inquiry

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

尋(じん) 問(もん) jinmon interrogation

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Components

Composed of

彐 snout

こう工 work #48

くち口 mouth #30

すん寸 inch #41

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#41 寸 inch

尋 — inquire, fathom, look for

Meanings

word

たず tazu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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尋 — inquire, fathom, look for

Meanings

word

たず tazu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん ・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).