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尋ね求める (たずねもとめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb
seek for ; search for ; look for
A somewhat literary or formal verb meaning to actively look for something, often with a sense of earnestness or thoroughness. Less common in casual speech than 探す.
文ぶん
献けん
を
尋たず
ね
求もと
め
て
図と
書しょ
館かん
に
通かよ
っ
た
。
I frequented the library in search of old documents.
Written forms 尋たず ね 求もと める Usage 75%
Standard kanji spelling; a compound of 尋ねる and 求める.
たずねもとめる Usage 25%
Kanji 尋 inquire, fathom, look for Similar words 探さが す 探す is the common, everyday word for 'look for' or 'search'. 尋ね求める is more literary and implies a deeper, more earnest quest.
求もと める 求める means 'to seek' or 'to request', but 尋ね求める adds the nuance of searching or inquiring (尋ねる) in order to find.
Etymology Compound of 尋ねる (to ask, to inquire, to search) and 求める (to seek, to request). The combination emphasizes a thorough search or quest.
