訪
call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Readings
On'yomi
- ホウ
Kun'yomi
- おとず.れる
- たず.ねる
- と.う
Nanori
- わ
Meaning
訪 centers on going to see someone or something: visiting, calling on, looking up, or offering sympathy in person.
Most common words using 訪
20 of 54- 訪問ほうもんN4
call; visit
- 訪れおとずれ
visit; call
- 訪れるおとずれるN2
to visit; to call on
- 訪ねるたずねるN4
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
- 来訪らいほう
visit (from someone); call
- 訪日ほうにちN3
visit to Japan
- 探訪たんぼう
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
- 訪米ほうべい
visit to the United States
- 再訪さいほう
revisiting; visiting again
- 訪中ほうちゅう
visit to China
- 訪朝ほうちょう
visit to North Korea
- 訪韓ほうかん
visit to South Korea
- 歴訪れきほう
round of calls; tour of visitation
- 戸別訪問こべつほうもん
door-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing (canvasing)
- 訪欧ほうおう
visit to Europe; visiting Europe
- 訪問者ほうもんしゃ
visitor
- 会社訪問かいしゃほうもん
company visit; visit to a prospective employer
- 公式訪問こうしきほうもん
official visit
- 公立諏訪東京理科大学こうりつすわとうきょうりかだいがく
Suwa University of Science
- 再訪問率さいほうもんりつ
revisit rate (e.g. for a website); visitor retention rate
Study
Etymology
訪 combines 言 (words, speech) with 方, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of direction or method, suggesting going to someone to speak.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 言 means words or speech, and the right side 方 suggests direction. Picture going in a direction to speak with someone: that is a visit.
Reading mnemonic
For ホウ, imagine visiting a friend's home: home -> ホウ, and you go there to talk.