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探

grope
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingタン
Kun readingさぐ.る、さが.す
JōyōGrade 6
  1. to feel around for
  2. to fumble for
  3. to grope for
  4. to search for
  5. to look for

Popular Usage

探す探る

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · paper punch · Miss World · hole · house · human legs (儿) · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1425

Compound words

探すさがす
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.)
探るさぐる
to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
探求たんきゅう
search; quest; pursuit
探究たんきゅう
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
探査たんさ
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
探索たんさく
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration
探知たんち
detection
探偵たんてい
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
探訪たんぼう
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
探検たんけん
exploration; expedition
探湯くかたち
trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
手探りてさぐり
fumbling; groping
探検隊たんけんたい
exploration party; expedition team
探し物さがしもの
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
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 for

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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