# 尋 ask

(snout) + 工 (craft or industry) + 口 (mouth/small box radical) + 寸 (glueglue)
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12 strokes
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## Onyomi

JIN |

## Mnemonic

| The crafty drunk asked for some GIN and some glue so he could glue the bottle to his snout and drink with his mouth.

## Kunyomi

たず*ねる | ask- basically it's the same as 聞く, but you'd be more likely to use 尋ねる when asking a clerk something at a store. They're both really casual, but 尋ねる is a bit more businesslike. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

## Synonyms

ask question に聞く に尋ねる に問う に質問する に伺う
normal 普通な 並みの 普段 一般的な 尋常 典型的