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Keyword
inquire
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1228
Readings
たず
(70%)
じん
(21%)
ひろ
(7%)
Composed of
ヨ
broken trident
工
construction
口
mouth
寸
a few centimeters
Used in kanji (2 in total)
蕁
a kind of grass
鱘
green sturgeon
Used in vocabulary (43 in total)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
common; usual
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
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Examples (128 in total)
"What's your name?" I asked.
"How do you feel?" he asked.
Should I have asked you first?
What do you want to ask me?
Ask him about it.
I asked everybody what that was.
It is not good that you did not ask her name.
Ask her when he will come back.
I inquired what he wanted.
He asked me who I was.
He asked her why she was crying.
He asked her if she knew him.
He asked me what I had been doing.
He asked us what we wanted.
He asked me who that man was.
He asked me what I had bought.
He asked me if I knew his father.
He asked me about my new job.
Not knowing him, I asked my sister about his job.
He asked me whether she was coming.
Ask her what she has done.
I asked her if I could read the book.
She asked me where I was going.
She asked me if I was all right.
She came up to me and asked my name.
If I were you, I'd ask him.
I asked him if he knew my name.
I asked where he had been.
I asked where to go.
I asked who he was.
I asked him if he would return soon.
I asked my teacher what I should do next.
I asked him if he had got my letter.
He nodded when I asked if he understood.
He asked her where she lived.
He asked me where she lived.
I asked where she lived.
They inquired about his past experience.
He asked me if I was busy.
"Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.
Little children always question things we adults take for granted.
I'll ask him about it tomorrow.
He asked me which way to go.
The teacher answers every question we ask.
The old man asked me the time.
The teacher asked me which book I liked.
I think it's worth asking.
She asked how to cook the fish.
No matter who you ask, you won't be able to get a satisfactory answer.
He asked me why I was laughing.
He asked me what had become of her.
He asked me what I expected.
We cannot ask anything about age or physical problems.
Dare you ask him about the accident?
I wrote him to ask why.
I asked my mother what to bring there.
If you can't solve this problem, ask your teacher.
He asked me who I thought would win the race.
He asked me what I needed.
A stranger asked me the way to the school.
A stranger inquired about the way to the station.
He asked me if I had slept well the night before.
I asked him why he is so sad.
Linda looked at the piano and inquired, "Who taught you piano?"
We asked our teacher: "Where will the wedding be held?"
I'll ask him how the accident happened.
A woman asked me for directions.
Hearing the terrible noise, I asked him what was going on.
I asked him about his new book.
I asked him what his name was.
He asked me whether anybody was there.
I will ask him about it tomorrow, then.
Please feel free to ask me any question.
The driver asked me which way to go.
The man standing in front of the hotel asked me if I needed a taxi.
The man asked me who I was, but I didn't think I had to answer.
He asked me my age, my name, my address, and so forth.
She asked me if I knew her address.
She asked me if I knew his address.
I asked her if she knew his address.
Ask him what to do next.
I asked a policeman for directions.
If you don't know the way, ask a policeman.
He asked the policeman how many people had been killed in traffic accidents the previous day.
He kept silent all the time during the interrogation.
The police questioned him closely.
After they questioned him, the police returned the suspect to the house.
John asked Mary whether she would like to go shopping in the afternoon.
John asked Mary whether she would like to go shopping.
Mary asked if the cat had drunk all of the milk.
Try to be as polite as you can when asking directions.
He asked me if I know her phone number.
She asked me who I thought would win the tournament.
Ken asked about his father's condition.
She asked about his father's condition.
Why did Tom ask Mary that?
Why did Tom ask me that?
I asked Tom what that is.
I asked Tom for more details.
Did you ask Tom?
Tom asked Mary where the dog was.
Tom asked me what happened.
Tom was unhappy because she wouldn't ask him anything.
Tom asked his father if he could go to the movies.
Tom asked me who the man standing in front of the statue was.
Tom asked me how to get to Mary's house.
I asked Tom about his new book.
I went to the hospital to inquire after his health.
Tom asked Mary if she could speak French.
Tom asked if any of us could speak French.
I regret to say that the product you have asked for is currently out of stock.
I'd like to ask you about Tom.
I will ask you one last time.
The detective questioned literally thousands of people about the incident.
If you lose your way, ask a policeman.
He asked her if she was Jane.
"I wonder what this is", asked Tony.
"What's this?" asked Tony.
"A cat?" asked the old man.
"Would you like to work for me, Tony?" asked Mr Wood.
I asked him where I should park my car.
He's wanted by the police.
He asked Nancy if she was free the next day.
"What's the matter?" asked the little white rabbit.
He asked me who had painted the picture.
She asked me how many languages I spoke.
He stopped a tall man and asked him the way to the record shop.
The farmer looked at Tony, "How old are you, boy?" he asked.