尋ねる
たずねる · tazuneru · JLPT N4 · verb-ichidan
to inquire (same as 質問する)
❓ tazuneru: does TAZ knew? Ask him and find out
尋 means to seek or search; 尋ねる is seeking an answer by asking. Same reading as 訪ねる (to visit) — both are going after something: one goes to a place, the other goes after information.