訪 means “visit, call on”

たずねる · tazuneru

Also: look up, offer sympathy

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おとずれる, たずねる, とう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ホウ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 6 · 11 strokes

The story

Words (言) sent off in one direction (方): you go and call on someone. 訪ねる is to visit a person, 訪問 is a formal visit, and seasons do it too: 春が訪れる, spring comes calling.

Used in 訪ねる (tazuneru, to visit), 訪問 (houmon, visit), and 訪れる (otozureru, to visit/arrive)

More from Manners & Welcome

• 助 help
• 申 say (humble)
• 様 honorific
• 迎 welcome
• 寄 drop by
• 頼 request
• 招 invite
• 御 honorable
• 礼 courtesy
• 頂 receive (humble)
• 式 ceremony
• 供 offer

Learn 訪 and more kanji free on Fuji Learning · All kanji

Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.