探訪|たんぼうtanbou[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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.
- 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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