Meaning

Primary

To Inquire

Alternative

To Ask

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means inquire so the verb vocab version is to inquire.

Reading

たずねる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

I'd like to inquire about a few things. Wait, what? You won't cooperate? How about I just taze (たず) you with this tazer then? BzzzbbzbhhhAHHHHHH!

Context

Context Sentences

自分のウンコを食べてみて、それがすっごい苦かったんだけど、どうして苦いのかって先生に尋ねてみたら、「胆汁酸がいっぱい含まれてるから苦いんだよ」って教えてくれたよ。

I told my teacher I ate my own poop and that it was very bitter so I asked him why that was. He told me our poop contains a lot of bile acid and that’s why it’s very bitter.

Kanji Composition