"尋ねる" meaning in Japanese

See 尋ねる in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ta̠zɨne̞ɾɯ̟]
Etymology: From Old Japanese 尋ぬ (tazunu), in the 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) pattern. Development Natural progression from Old and Classical Japanese 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) verbs ending in -u to modern Japanese 下一段活用 (shimo ichidan katsuyō, “lower monograde conjugation”) verbs ending in -eru. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|尋ぬ|sort=たすねる'|t=|tr=tazunu}} Old Japanese 尋ぬ (tazunu) Head templates: {{ja-verb|たずねる|tr=trans|type=2}} 尋(たず)ねる • (tazuneru) transitive ichidan (stem 尋(たず)ね (tazune), past 尋(たず)ねた (tazuneta)) Forms: 尋ねる [canonical] (ruby: (たず)), tazuneru [romanization], 尋ね [stem] (ruby: (たず)), 尋ねた [past] (ruby: (たず)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 尋ね [error-unrecognized-form], たずね [error-unrecognized-form], tazune [error-unrecognized-form], 尋ねる [error-unrecognized-form], たずねる [error-unrecognized-form], tazuneru [error-unrecognized-form], 尋ねれ [error-unrecognized-form], たずねれ [error-unrecognized-form], tazunere [error-unrecognized-form], 尋ねよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 尋ねろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], たずねよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], たずねろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], tazuneyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], tazunero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 尋ねられる [passive], たずねられる [passive], tazunerareru [passive], 尋ねさせる [causative], 尋ねさす [causative], たずねさせる [causative], たずねさす [causative], tazunesaseru [causative], tazunesasu [causative], 尋ねられる [potential], 尋ねれる [colloquial, potential], たずねられる [potential], たずねれる [colloquial, potential], tazunerareru [potential], tazunereru [colloquial, potential], 尋ねよう [volitional], たずねよう [volitional], tazuneyō [volitional], 尋ねない [negative], 尋ねぬ [negative], 尋ねん [negative], たずねない [negative], たずねぬ [negative], たずねん [negative], tazunenai [negative], tazunenu [negative], tazunen [negative], 尋ねず [continuative, negative], たずねず [continuative, negative], tazunezu [continuative, negative], 尋ねます [formal], たずねます [formal], tazunemasu [formal], 尋ねた [perfective], たずねた [perfective], tazuneta [perfective], 尋ねて [conjunctive], たずねて [conjunctive], tazunete [conjunctive], 尋ねれば [conditional, hypothetical], たずねれば [conditional, hypothetical], tazunereba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. ask (a question) Synonyms: 聞く, 伺う [humble]
    Sense id: en-尋ねる-ja-verb-Y9dl9zC4
  2. search, look for, investigate Synonyms: 探す
    Sense id: en-尋ねる-ja-verb-R2EXm9v7 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 14 86 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 11 89 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 11 89 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 37 63 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 89 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: お尋ね: asking (n.) (ruby: (たず)) (english: for polite)

Alternative forms

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      "form": "尋ねられる",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "たずねられる",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "tazunerareru",
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    {
      "form": "尋ねさせる",
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      "form": "尋ねさす",
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      "form": "たずねれる",
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      "form": "tazunereru",
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      "tags": [
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        "potential"
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    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "form": "たずねよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "volitional"
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      "form": "tazuneyō",
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        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねない",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "尋ねぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "尋ねん",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "たずねない",
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      "form": "たずねぬ",
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        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "たずねん",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "tazunenai",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tazunenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
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      "form": "tazunen",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
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      "form": "尋ねず",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "たずねず",
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        "continuative",
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      "form": "tazunezu",
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    {
      "form": "尋ねます",
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        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "たずねます",
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    {
      "form": "tazunemasu",
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        "formal"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "尋ねた",
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    {
      "form": "たずねた",
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      "form": "tazuneta",
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      "form": "尋ねて",
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      "form": "たずねて",
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      "form": "tazunete",
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      "form": "尋ねれば",
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        {
          "english": "to ask for directions",
          "roman": "michi o tazuneru",
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              "道",
              "みち"
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              "尋",
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          "word": "聞く"
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          "word": "伺う"
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        {
          "english": "to search for a long-lost child",
          "roman": "ikiwakare no ko o tazuneru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "生",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "別",
              "わか"
            ],
            [
              "子",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "尋",
              "たず"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "生き別れの子を尋ねる",
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        {
          "english": "to seek truth",
          "roman": "shinri o tazuneru",
          "ruby": [
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              "真",
              "しん"
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            [
              "理",
              "り"
            ],
            [
              "尋",
              "たず"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "真理を尋ねる",
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        },
        {
          "english": "It is difficult to investigate the origin of such an immoral occupation.",
          "ref": "1916, 与謝野晶子, 私娼の撲滅について [On the Eradication of Unlicensed Prostitution]:",
          "roman": "Kōiu futoku na shokugyō no kigen o tazuneru koto wa muzukashii.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "不",
              "ふ"
            ],
            [
              "徳",
              "とく"
            ],
            [
              "職業",
              "しょくぎょう"
            ],
            [
              "起",
              "き"
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            [
              "源",
              "げん"
            ],
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              "尋",
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            ]
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        "search, look for, investigate"
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          "look for",
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          "investigate",
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        {
          "word": "探す"
        }
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    {
      "other": "たずねる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ta̠zɨne̞ɾɯ̟]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "訪ねる"
    }
  ],
  "word": "尋ねる"
}
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    },
    {
      "form": "tazuneru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazuneyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazuneyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazuneta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "尋ねれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "たずねれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tazunereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "たずねる",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "尋(たず)ねる • (tazuneru) transitive ichidan (stem 尋(たず)ね (tazune), past 尋(たず)ねた (tazuneta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "for polite",
      "roman": "n.",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "尋",
          "たず"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "お尋ね: asking"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to ask for directions",
          "roman": "michi o tazuneru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "道",
              "みち"
            ],
            [
              "尋",
              "たず"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "道を尋ねる",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ask (a question)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "聞く"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "humble"
          ],
          "word": "伺う"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to search for a long-lost child",
          "roman": "ikiwakare no ko o tazuneru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "生",
              "い"
            ],
            [
              "別",
              "わか"
            ],
            [
              "子",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "尋",
              "たず"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "生き別れの子を尋ねる",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to seek truth",
          "roman": "shinri o tazuneru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "真",
              "しん"
            ],
            [
              "理",
              "り"
            ],
            [
              "尋",
              "たず"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "真理を尋ねる",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It is difficult to investigate the origin of such an immoral occupation.",
          "ref": "1916, 与謝野晶子, 私娼の撲滅について [On the Eradication of Unlicensed Prostitution]:",
          "roman": "Kōiu futoku na shokugyō no kigen o tazuneru koto wa muzukashii.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "不",
              "ふ"
            ],
            [
              "徳",
              "とく"
            ],
            [
              "職業",
              "しょくぎょう"
            ],
            [
              "起",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "源",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "尋",
              "たず"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "こういう不徳な職業の起源を尋ねることはむずかしい。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "search, look for, investigate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "search",
          "search"
        ],
        [
          "look for",
          "look for"
        ],
        [
          "investigate",
          "investigate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "探す"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "たずねる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ta̠zɨne̞ɾɯ̟]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "訪ねる"
    }
  ],
  "word": "尋ねる"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 尋ねる meaning in Japanese (8.3kB)

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  ],
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "trace": ""
}

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  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "尋ねる",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "尋ねる",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "尋ねる",
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}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
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  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "尋ねる",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "verb",
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  "trace": ""
}

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