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訪問 (ほうもん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N4 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
visit ; call
Refers to visiting a person, place, company, home, website, etc. As a verb, it is used as 訪問する and usually takes the destination or person visited with を.
の
自じ
宅たく
を
訪ほう
問もん
する
前まえ
に
、
電でん
話わ
で
確かく
認にん
し
た
。
Before visiting the teacher's home, I checked by phone.
Similar words 訪たず ねる A native Japanese verb meaning to visit or call on someone; 訪問 is more noun-like and somewhat more formal or businesslike.
訪おとず れる Means to visit or arrive at a place; it can also be used for events or seasons arriving, while 訪問 focuses on an intentional visit.
来らい 訪ほう Means someone coming to visit; 訪問 is from the visitor's side, while 来訪 is from the receiving side.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 訪, associated with visiting or calling on someone, and 問, associated with asking or calling on someone. The spelling directly reflects the meaning of a formal visit or call.
