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探

Grope, Search, Look For

11 strokes

On readings 音読み

たん

Kun readings 訓読み

さぐ.る、さが.す

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Words using 探

探すさがすto searchN4 探るさぐるto searchN2 探検たんけんexplorationN1 探査たんさprobe ; inquiry ; enquiry ; investigation 逆探ぎゃくたんcall tracing 探知たんちdetection 探すさがすto search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around 探知器たんちきdetector ; locator 探索たんさくsearch ; lookup ; hunt ; (item of) research ; exploration ; investigation 手探りてさぐりfumbling 探し回るさがしまわるto search about for 探究たんきゅうresearch

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