探訪|たんぼうtanbou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsearching; hunting for news story; journalist
Conjugation
Dictionary form探訪する(たんぼうする)
Polite (masu)探訪します(たんぼうします)
Negative (nai)探訪しない(たんぼうしない)
polite (masen)探訪しません(たんぼうしません)
classical zu / nu探訪せず・探訪せぬ(たんぼうせず・たんぼうせぬ)
Past (ta)探訪した(たんぼうした)
polite (mashita)探訪しました(たんぼうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)探訪しなかった(たんぼうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)探訪しませんでした(たんぼうしませんでした)
Te form探訪して(たんぼうして)
Potential探訪できる(たんぼうできる)
Passive探訪される(たんぼうされる)
Causative探訪させる(たんぼうさせる)
Causative passive探訪させられる(たんぼうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)探訪すれば(たんぼうすれば)
tara探訪したら(たんぼうしたら)
Volitional探訪しよう(たんぼうしよう)
polite (mashou)探訪しましょう(たんぼうしましょう)
Imperative探訪しろ(たんぼうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related調査ちょうさNeutralThe everyday, most common word for investigating; it centers on finding out the facts and does not necessarily involve visiting the site in person.
  • Related探求たんきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose; it stresses pursuing truth or answers, leaning toward thought and study rather than on-site visits.
  • Related探索たんさくWrittenWritten/formal prose; it stresses finding unknown things or someone's whereabouts, while 「探訪」 stresses going to the site to uncover the truth behind events.
  • RelatedフィールドワークWrittenA written loanword for fieldwork; used mainly for on-site investigation as part of academic research.
  • Related調べしらべNeutralNeutral; means investigating or checking, and also a tune or melody. Unlike 「探訪」, it does not stress going to the site yourself.
  • Related捜索そうさくWrittenWritten/formal prose; it stresses searching for missing people or things, or a legally authorized search, rather than news gathering.

Use 「探訪」 for personally visiting a site to uncover the truth, often in news reports and column titles like 「名所探訪」「社会探訪」. For general investigations pick 「調査」; for academic fieldwork pick 「フィールドワーク」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 社会しゃかいにおける出来事できごとなどの真相しんそうや真実しんじつを探さぐるため、現地げんち、関係先かんけいさきを訪たずねること。
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