Keyword
inquire
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig1228
Readings
たず
(72%)
じん
(20%)
ひろ
(6%)
Composed of
broken trident
construction
mouth
a few centimeters
Used in kanji (2 in total)
a kind of grass
green sturgeon
Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
Examples (160 in total)
There is something I have always wanted to ask.
What I want to know is why you got close to my sister.
I didn't ask, and I didn't even think of asking.
A man asks from outside the door.
When asked, she showed puzzlement on her face.
May I ask about the technique from earlier?
I'm asking just in case, but it's okay to take that as a joke, right?
She tried to quietly ask back, but the man spoke as if to interrupt her.
When I asked, he muttered in a glum tone.
There was no time to ask him what he had agreed to.
They will surely ask you for my whereabouts.
I asked, as if to gloss over the agitation I had felt until just a moment ago.
She asks, looking at me fearfully.
I asked a question, but was thrown when they asked me one back instead.
Now, let's have a fair fight!
That movement is unusually intense.
It is an extraordinary power.
This is surely not an ordinary situation.
The height was extraordinary, and it seemed to reach up to the sky.
Let's fight fair, without any dirty tricks.
You're going to ask a stranger you've never met?
I calm my breathing and ask the receptionist.
The interrogation is not over yet.
Depending on how things go, we may need to detain her and question her.
Maybe I spent a little too long on the interrogation.
I was asked for my address and name, and asked what I was doing.
I try to ask slowly, as if reasoning with them.
She asks, placing her hand against her chin.
It is pointless to ask now.
She asked, as if posing a simple question.
The strain on the body is also extraordinary.
My hearing and vision function extraordinarily well.
"What's your name?" I asked.
"How do you feel?" he asked.
Should I have asked you first?
What do you want to ask me?
Ask him about it.
I asked everybody what that was.
It is not good that you did not ask her name.
Ask her when he will come back.
I inquired what he wanted.
He asked me who I was.
He asked her why she was crying.
He asked her if she knew him.
He asked me what I had been doing.
He asked us what we wanted.
He asked me who that man was.
He asked me what I had bought.
He asked me if I knew his father.
He asked me about my new job.
Not knowing him, I asked my sister about his job.
Ask her what she has done.
She asked me where I was going.
She asked me if I was all right.
She came up to me and asked my name.
If I were you, I'd ask him.
I asked him if he knew my name.
I asked where he had been.
I asked where to go.
I asked who he was.
I asked him about his new book.
I asked my teacher what I should do next.
He asked me whether she was coming.
I asked her if I could read the book.
I asked him if he would return soon.
He nodded when I asked if he understood.
He asked her where she lived.
He asked me where she lived.
I asked where she lived.
I asked him if he had got my letter.
They inquired about his past experience.
He asked me if I was busy.
Little children always question things we adults take for granted.
"Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.
I'll ask him about it tomorrow.
He asked me which way to go.
The teacher answers every question we ask.
The old man asked me the time.
The teacher asked me which book I liked.
I think it's worth asking.
She asked how to cook the fish.
No matter who you ask, you won't be able to get a satisfactory answer.
He asked me why I was laughing.
He asked me what had become of her.
He asked me what I expected.
Dare you ask him about the accident?
I wrote him to ask why.
I asked my mother what to bring there.
If you can't solve this problem, ask your teacher.
He asked me what I needed.
He asked me who I thought would win the race.
A stranger asked me the way to the school.
A stranger inquired about the way to the station.
I asked him why he is so sad.
He asked me if I had slept well the night before.
We asked our teacher: "Where will the wedding be held?"
I'll ask him how the accident happened.
A woman asked me for directions.
Hearing the terrible noise, I asked him what was going on.
Linda looked at the piano and inquired, "Who taught you piano?"
I asked him what his name was.
I will ask him about it tomorrow, then.
Please feel free to ask me any question.
He asked me whether anybody was there.
The man standing in front of the hotel asked me if I needed a taxi.
The driver asked me which way to go.
The man asked me who I was, but I didn't think I had to answer.
He kept silent all the time during the interrogation.
The police questioned him closely.
He asked me my age, my name, my address, and so forth.
She asked me if I knew her address.
She asked me if I knew his address.
I asked her if she knew his address.
He asked the policeman how many people had been killed in traffic accidents the previous day.
I asked a policeman for directions.
If you don't know the way, ask a policeman.
Ask him what to do next.
After they questioned him, the police returned the suspect to the house.
Try to be as polite as you can when asking directions.
She asked me who I thought would win the tournament.
He asked me if I know her phone number.
John asked Mary whether she would like to go shopping in the afternoon.
John asked Mary whether she would like to go shopping.
Mary asked if the cat had drunk all of the milk.
Ken asked about his father's condition.
She asked about his father's condition.
I went to the hospital to inquire after his health.
Why did Tom ask Mary that?
Why did Tom ask me that?
I asked Tom what that is.
I asked Tom for more details.
Did you ask Tom?
Tom asked Mary where the dog was.
Tom asked me what happened.
Tom was unhappy because she wouldn't ask him anything.
Tom asked his father if he could go to the movies.
Tom asked me who the man standing in front of the statue was.
Tom asked me how to get to Mary's house.
I asked Tom about his new book.
I regret to say that the product you have asked for is currently out of stock.
I'd like to ask you about Tom.
I will ask you one last time.
Tom asked Mary if she could speak French.
Tom asked if any of us could speak French.
The detective questioned literally thousands of people about the incident.
We cannot ask anything about age or physical problems.
If you lose your way, ask a policeman.
"I wonder what this is", asked Tony.
"What's this?" asked Tony.
He asked her if she was Jane.
"A cat?" asked the old man.
"Would you like to work for me, Tony?" asked Mr Wood.
He's wanted by the police.
I asked him where I should park my car.
"What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.
He asked Nancy if she was free the next day.
He asked me who had painted the picture.
She asked me how many languages I spoke.
He stopped a tall man and asked him the way to the record shop.
The farmer looked at Tony, "How old are you, boy?" he asked.