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探

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • grope
  • search
  • look for

On'yomi (音読み)

  • タン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • さぐ.る
  • さが.す
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#802
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
手#64 · hand

Components

Common Words

  • 探るさぐるGodanto feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for
  • 探求たんきゅうNounsearch, quest, pursuit
  • 探究たんきゅうNounresearch, investigation, enquiry, inquiry, study
  • 探査たんさNounprobe, inquiry, enquiry, investigation
  • 探索たんさくNounsearch, lookup, hunt, (item of) research, exploration, investigation
  • 探知たんちNoundetection
  • 探偵たんていNoundetective, investigator, sleuth
  • 探訪たんぼうNounsearching, hunting for news story, journalist

Practice in Kanjiru

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