訪ねる|たずねるtazuneru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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.
- 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


