Kanji

探

探

grope, search, look for

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さぐる, さがす

Common Readings

タン, さが…す, さぐ…る

Example sentences

探す さがす
駅 の 近く で 失くした 鍵 を 探しています 。

I am searching for the key I lost near the station.

できる できる
日本語 が できる 人 を 探している

I'm looking for someone who can speak Japanese.

探る さぐる
彼 は ポケット を 探って 、 家 の 鍵 を 取り出した 。

He fumbled in his pocket and took out the house key.

真意 しんい
彼 の 言葉 の 真意 を 探る

Exploring the true meaning behind his words.

探索 たんさく
無人機 を 使って 、 洞窟 の 内部 を 探索 した 。

Used a drone to explore the inside of the cave.

未知 みち
未知 の 世界 を 探索 する の は 刺激的 だ 。

Exploring an unknown world is exciting.

探偵 たんてい
探偵 は 事件 現場 で 手がかり を 探した

The detective searched for clues at the crime scene.

見破る みやぶる
探偵 は 、 犯人 が 用意 した 巧妙 な トリック を 見破った 。

The detective saw through the clever trick prepared by the culprit.

探し出す さがしだす
彼 は 図書館 で 古い 資料 を ようやく 探し出した 。

He finally tracked down the old documents in the library.

探知 たんち
センサー が 不審 な 動き を 探知した 。

The sensor detected suspicious movement.

Example Vocabulary

探す

さがす

to search for; to look for; to hunt for

探る

さぐる

to search for; to fumble for; to explore

探索

たんさく

search; exploration; investigation

探偵

たんてい

detective; investigator

探し出す

さがしだす

to find out; to track down; to hunt out

探知

たんち

detection; sensing

探しに

さがしに

to look for; to search for (purpose)

探検

たんけん

exploration; expedition

手探り

てさぐり

fumbling; groping; trial and error

探し回る

さがしまわる

to search around; to look everywhere

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