Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to visit, to call on.

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.), to come, to appear.
  2. to make a sound. Archaism. Original meaning.

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

Archaism.
  1. to send a letter, to inquire about a letter.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
訪れる おとずれる
 
 
訪れる おとづれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

call on, visit, look up
おとず.れる たず.ねる ホウ (6th, N3)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)