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訪

call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 500Strokes11

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

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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.