Quick answer
訪 is the kanji for "Visit". Its reading is おとず.れる (otozureru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Visit
Also : Call on · Look up · Offer sympathy
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 訪 represents 'CALL ON'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of call on.
On-reading: ほう — remember this sound by associating it with call on. Kun-reading: おとず.れる.
Example Sentences
友人の家を訪問しました。
ゆうじんのいえをほうもんしました。
I visited my friend's home.
観光地を訪れました。
かんこうちをおとずれました。
I visited a tourist attraction.
Vocabulary using 訪
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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