Kanji

訪

訪

call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おとずれる, たずねる, とう

Nanori (Name Reading)

こと, み, みる

Common Readings

ホウ, おとず…れる, たず…ねる

Example sentences

訪れる おとずれる
冬が終わり、街にようやく春が訪れた。

Winter ended, and spring finally visited the town.

再び ふたたび
十年ぶりに、再びこの街を訪れた。

After ten years, I visited this town again.

訪ねる たずねる
私は旧友の家を訪ねた

I visited my old friend's house.

追い返す おいかえす
訪ねてきた借金取りを玄関で追い返した。

I turned away the debt collector who came to the door.

訪問 ほうもん
午後に先生のお宅を訪問する予定です。

I plan to visit my teacher's house in the afternoon.

驚く おどろく
彼の突然の訪問に家族全員が驚いた。

The whole family was surprised by his sudden visit.

来訪 らいほう
遠方からの来訪者を、家族全員で温かく迎えた。

The whole family gave a warm welcome to the visitor from afar.

来訪者 らいほうしゃ
博物館は今日も多くの来訪者で賑わっている。

The museum is crowded with many visitors today as well.

訪れ おとずれ
山々に雪が降り積もり、本格的な冬の訪れを感じさせる。

Snow is piling up on the mountains, signaling the arrival of a full-blown winter.

香 か
梅の香に春の訪れを感じる。

I feel the arrival of spring in the scent of plum blossoms.

Example Vocabulary

訪れる

おとずれる

to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come (e.g. seasons)

訪ねる

たずねる

to visit; to call on

訪問

ほうもん

visit; call on

来訪

らいほう

visit; call

来訪者

らいほうしゃ

visitor; guest

訪れ

おとずれ

visit; arrival; appearance

訪問者

ほうもんしゃ

家庭訪問

かていほうもん

訪問客

ほうもんきゃく

訪問販売

ほうもんはんばい

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