Jisho

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11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
grope, search, look for
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
930 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 探検 【タンケン】 exploration, expedition
  • 探求 【タンキュウ】 search, quest, pursuit
  • 内探 【ナイタン】 private inquiry, private enquiry, secret investigation
  • 独探 【ドクタン】 German spy

Kun reading compounds

  • 探る 【さぐる】 to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for, to investigate, to probe into, to spy on, to sound out, to explore (parts unknown), to enjoy (natural beauty)
  • 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tan4, tan1
Korean:
tam

Spanish

  • explorar
  • indagar
  • buscar
  • sondear

Portuguese

  • tatear
  • pesquisar
  • procurar

French

  • chercher
  • tâtonner
  • enquête
942 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
930 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1239 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1949 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1236 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
578 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1316 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
535 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
544 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1258 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
908 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
613 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1340 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12276 Morohashi
505 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211 New Nelson (John Haig)
1327 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1425 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
927 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1364 2001 Kanji
3c8.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5709.4 Four corner code
1-35-21 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63a2 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
372 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
  • 訪欧 【ホウオウ】 visit to Europe, visiting Europe
  • 歴訪 【レキホウ】 round of calls, tour of visitation
  • 採訪 【サイホウ】 research visit, visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 訪れる 【おとずれる】 to visit, to call on, to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.), to come, to appear
  • 訪ねる 【たずねる】 to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
  • 問う 【とう】 to ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with, to care about, to regard as important, to call into question, to doubt, to question

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fang3
Korean:
bang

Spanish

  • visitar
  • hacer una visita

Portuguese

  • invocar
  • visitar
  • melhorar
  • oferecer simpatia

French

  • rendre visite
  • demander
  • rechercher
  • accuser
  • présenter ses condoléances
984 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
972 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
538 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4326 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1412 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
896 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
3.1 Japanese for Busy People
1181 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1240 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
783 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1667 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1860 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
985 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1335 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
506 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35284 Morohashi
1468 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5571 New Nelson (John Haig)
495 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
534 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
932 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3045 2001 Kanji
7a4.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-4 SKIP code
0062.7 Four corner code
1-43-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a2a Unicode hex code