尋ね
たずね · tazune
Question, inquiry, asking
Example sentences
お隣のご主人に道を尋ねられたので、案内してあげた。
おとなり の ごしゅじんに みちを たずねられたので、あんないしてあげた。
The neighbor's husband asked me for directions, so I guided him.
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駅の窓口で、忘れ物がないか尋ねた。
えきのまどぐちで、わすれものがないかたずねた。
I asked at the station counter whether there were any lost items.
Nihoner sentence bank
在庫の有無が、店員に尋ねるまでもなく、端末で確認できる。
ざいこのうむが、てんいんにたずねるまでもなく、たんまつでかくにんできる。
Whether the book is in stock can be checked on the terminal without even asking a clerk.
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Question, inquiry, asking.
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たずね (tazune). Press Listen above to hear it.
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