訪ねる|たずねるtazuneru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
    いつでも私のオフィスを訪たずねなさい。↗
    Call at my office at any time.
Conjugation
Dictionary form訪ねる(たずねる)
Polite (masu)訪ねます(たずねます)
Negative (nai)訪ねない(たずねない)
polite (masen)訪ねません(たずねません)
classical zu / nu訪ねず・訪ねぬ(たずねず・たずねぬ)
Past (ta)訪ねた(たずねた)
polite (mashita)訪ねました(たずねました)
Past negative (nakatta)訪ねなかった(たずねなかった)
polite (masen deshita)訪ねませんでした(たずねませんでした)
Te form訪ねて(たずねて)
Potential訪ねられる(たずねられる)
Passive訪ねられる(たずねられる)
Causative訪ねさせる(たずねさせる)
Causative passive訪ねさせられる(たずねさせられる)
Conditional (ba)訪ねれば(たずねれば)
tara訪ねたら(たずねたら)
Volitional訪ねよう(たずねよう)
polite (mashou)訪ねましょう(たずねましょう)
Imperative訪ねろ(たずねろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym訪問ほうもんWrittenWritten/formal prose; mostly a noun, as in 「家庭訪問」. More formal than 「訪ねる」.
  • Synonym訪れるおとずれるNeutralCovers visiting a place or a season arriving, as in 「京都を訪れる」「春が訪れる」; at home in both speech and writing.
  • Antonym去るさるNeutralThe opposite of 「訪ねる」: to leave, as in 「故郷を去る」.
  • Antonym立ち去るたちさるWrittenOpposite of 「訪ねる」; written/formal prose for leaving the scene, as in 「黙って立ち去る」.

For visiting someone, the default is 「訪ねる」. Use 「訪問」 for formal visits, and 「訪れる」 for visiting a place or a season arriving. For leaving, use 「去る」 or 「立ち去る」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 【訪たずねる、尋たずねる】訪おとずれる、訪問ほうもんする。
Kanji in this word
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