grope, search, look for

On'yomi
タン
Kun'yomi
さぐ.る、さが.す
Parts
儿冖扌木similar kanji →
JLPT N311 strokesGrade 6#930 most commonU+63A2

Stroke order

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11 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 探

  • 手探りてさぐりfumbling; gropingN5
  • 探るさぐるto feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look forN5
  • 探求たんきゅうsearch; quest; pursuitN5
  • 探究たんきゅうresearch; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; studyN5
  • 探検隊たんけんたいexploration party; expedition teamN5
  • 探査たんさprobe; inquiry; enquiry; investigationN5
  • 探索たんさくsearch; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigationN5
  • 探知たんちdetectionN5
  • 探偵たんていdetective; investigator; sleuthN5
  • 探訪たんぼうsearching; hunting for news story; journalistN5
  • 探し回るさがしまわるto search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere forN5
  • 探すさがすto search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seekN5
  • 探検たんけんexploration; expeditionN5
  • 探し物さがしものlooking for something; searching for somethingN5
  • 厳探げんたんstrict search; sharp lookoutN3
  • 私立探偵しりつたんていprivate detectiveN3
  • 探し求めるさがしもとめるto search for; to seek for; to look forN3
  • 探し出すさがしだすto track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up; to discoverN3
  • 探り出すさぐりだすto find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy outN3
  • 探り当てるさぐりあてるto find outN3