# 訪 formal visit

言 (say) + 方 (direction / method / person) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes

## Onyomi

HOU |

## Mnemonic

| Go in the direction of the HOE to talk to her and visit her.

## Kunyomi

たず*ねる | an important person visits another important person (an official state visit, visit the pope, etc.) NP ★★☆☆☆
おとず＊れる | to visit, like visit another country or visit a distant city or call on a friend in a far place. ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

訪問(ほうもん) | a formal visit ★☆☆☆☆ NP 訪 (formal visit) + 問 (question, problem) = 訪問 (a formal visit) same as たずねる,(訪ねる）, but it's a noun.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
妨 | prevent | GIRL | 女
訪 | formal visit | TALK | 言
坊 | boy / monk | GROUND | 土
放 | release | DIRECTOR |
防 | ward off | TOWN |

You prevent the GIRL to go,
From visiting and TALKING to her beau.
(because you're jealous)

The boy stands on the GROUND
Until the DIRECTOR releases the hounds.
and then he's warded away from that TOWN.

## Synonyms

visit へ伺う に参る を訪ねる を訪問