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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

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