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)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
great depth; bottomless; great height
fathom
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
missing person; wanted person
bottomless ravine; abyss
question; inquiry; asking
ordinary; common; mediocre
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
to locate; to track down; to seek out
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
to locate; to track down; to seek out
direct examination; examination-in-chief
hearing; interrogation
direct examination; examination-in-chief
make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; (lit.) the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
wanted person
item one is looking for; missing article
10000 fathoms; great depth; great height
minute investigation; thorough inquiry; thorough enquiry
voir dire (hearing to determine the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness or juror)
ex-officio questioning; police questioning (of a suspicious person); a police checkup
record of an interrogation (of a suspect, witness, etc.); examination record
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to locate; to track down; to seek out
great length; great size
make your dear ones face trials so that they may grow; spare the rod, spoil the child; (lit.) the lion drops its cubs into the abyss (only raising the ones who climb back up)
establishing the identity of a witness
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse someone
bottomless ravine; abyss
enhanced interrogation (e.g. waterboarding as used by the CIA)
psoriasis vulgaris; plaque psoriasis
unusual; extraordinary; uncommon; abnormal
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.