Keyword
to feel around for
- grope
- search
- look for
- Frequency
- #930
- Strokes
- 11
- Grade
- 6
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 1425
Readings
タン64%
さが21%
さぐ14%
Mnemonic
You clamp your legs round a tree trunk and grope with your left hand under a roof without a chimney, trying to feel around for a spare key.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
探す
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
Godan verb
探る
to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for; to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out; to explore (parts unknown); …
Godan verb
探し回る
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
Godan verb
探し出す
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up; to discover
Godan verb
宝探し
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
Noun