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探

探 — grope, search, look for

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Kun
さぐる, さがす
Strokes
11
JLPT
N3
School grade
6

Common words with 探

  • 探検たんけんexploration; expeditionCommon

    この探検には、お金がかかる。
    This expedition will be expensive.

  • 探査たんさprobe; inquiry; enquiry; investigationCommon
  • 探偵たんていdetective; investigator; sleuthCommon

    彼女は彼を探偵だと言った。
    She described him as a detective.

  • 探すさがすto search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seekCommon
  • 手探りてさぐりfumbling; gropingCommon
  • 探求たんきゅうsearch; quest; pursuitCommon
  • 探るさぐるto feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look forCommon
  • 探究たんきゅうresearch; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; studyCommon
  • 探検隊たんけんたいexploration party; expedition teamCommon
  • 探索たんさくsearch; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigationCommon
  • 探知たんちdetectionCommon
  • 探訪たんぼうsearching; hunting for news story; journalistCommon
  • 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 ever…Common
  • 探し物さがしものlooking for something; searching for somethingCommon
  • 探知機たんちきdetector; locatorOccasional
  • 逆探知ぎゃくたんちphone trace; detecting the source of a telephone callOccasional
  • 探し求めるさがしもとめるto search for; to seek for; to look forOccasional
  • 探鉱たんこうmineral explorationOccasional
  • 探りさぐりsounding; probing; probe; stylet; spyOccasional
  • 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…Occasional

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 55 words that use 探.

  • 探す さがす to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek
  • 探求 たんきゅう search; quest; pursuit
  • 手探り てさぐり fumbling; groping
  • 探る さぐる to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
  • 探究 たんきゅう research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study

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