Question

尋 たず.ねる、ひろ inquire, fathom, look for 1 1398 12 41 すん・すんづくり 会意 Compound Ideographic The policed inquired into the erotica scandal. They tried to sweep away the evidence, but some of it stuck. (Note: katakana エロ ero in the middle of this kanji is the Japanese word for erotica.).

Accepted Answer

ジン ず, つぐ 尋ねる(たずねる): (1) to ask; to enquire; to inquire (2) to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate S 彑: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)工: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)口: mouth寸: measurement; foot/10 寸 3 (none) inquire As a verb this means, this means "to ask; to enquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate;". Imagine the police inquiring in an in-depth investigation. They are interrogating a suspect. But the suspect has a crafty mouth and is very sly. He/she also knows when to keep their mouth shut(glued) at the right moments to avoid self-incrimination. As a final measure, the police torture the suspect by tickling him/her with a broom while they inquire.

Kanji	尋
Onyomi	ジン
Kunyomi	たず.ねる、ひろ
Nanori	ず, つぐ
English	inquire, fathom, look for
Examples	尋ねる(たずねる): (1) to ask; to enquire; to inquire (2) to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1398
Components	彑: pig's head radical variant (no. 58) 工: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48) 口: mouth 寸: measurement; foot/10
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	寸
Radical Number	41
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	すん・すんづくり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	inquire
Koohii Story 1	The policed inquired into the erotica scandal. They tried to sweep away the evidence, but some of it stuck. (Note: katakana エロ ero in the middle of this kanji is the Japanese word for erotica.).
Koohii Story 2	As a verb this means, this means "to ask; to enquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate;". Imagine the police inquiring in an in-depth investigation. They are interrogating a suspect. But the suspect has a crafty mouth and is very sly. He/she also knows when to keep their mouth shut(glued) at the right moments to avoid self-incrimination. As a final measure, the police torture the suspect by tickling him/her with a broom while they inquire.

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