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尋

尋 — inquire, fathom, look for

On
ジン
Kun
たずねる, ひろ
Strokes
12
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 尋

  • 尋問じんもんquestioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)Common

    警察は彼を詳しく尋問した。
    The police questioned him closely.

  • 尋ねるたずねるto ask; to enquire; to inquireCommon

    私は彼にどこへ駐車したら良いか尋ねた。
    I asked him where I should park my car.

  • 尋ね人たずねびとmissing person; wanted personCommon
  • 尋常じんじょうcommon; ordinary; usual; average; normalCommon
  • 千尋せんじんgreat depth; bottomlessOccasional
  • 尋ねたずねquestion; inquiry; askingOccasional
  • お尋ねおたずねinquiry; enquiry; question; askingOccasional
  • 尋ね求めるたずねもとめるto seek forRare
  • 千尋の谷せんじんのたにbottomless ravine; abyssRare
  • 尋常小学校じんじょうしょうがっこうelementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary schoolRare
  • 尋常ならざるじんじょうならざるunusual; extraordinary; uncommon; abnormalRare
  • 再尋問さいじんもんre-examinationRare
  • 反対尋問はんたいじんもんcross-examinationRare
  • 再直接尋問さいちょくせつじんもんredirect examinationRare
  • 強化尋問きょうかじんもんenhanced interrogation (e.g. waterboarding as used by the CIA)Rare
  • 誘導尋問ゆうどうじんもんleading questionRare
  • 予備尋問よびじんもんvoir dire (hearing to determine the admissibility of evidence, or the competenc…Rare
  • 職務尋問しょくむじんもんex-officio questioning; police questioning (of a suspicious person); a police c…Rare
  • 臨床尋問りんしょうじんもんclinical examinationRare
  • 獅子は我が子を千尋の谷に落とすししはわがこをせんじんのたににおとすmake your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the…Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 41 words that use 尋.

  • 尋問 じんもん questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
  • 尋ねる たずねる to ask; to enquire; to inquire
  • 尋常 じんじょう common; ordinary; usual; average; normal
  • 尋ね人 たずねびと missing person; wanted person
  • 千尋 せんじん great depth; bottomless

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