visit

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading of 訪 is ほう, and its kun readings are たずねる and おとずれる. It has 11 strokes and relates to visiting a person or place.
• Basic usage: 訪ねる is read たずねる, and 訪れる is read おとずれる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 訪ねる and 訪れる
  • 訪ねる means visit or call on.
  • 夏休みに故郷の恩師を訪ねた。 means “I visited my former teacher in my hometown during summer vacation.”
  • 訪れる means to visit or to arrive.
  • 長い冬が終わり、村にも穏やかな季節が訪れた。 means “The long winter ended, and mild weather arrived in the village as well.”