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Grade 6JLPT N3

grope, search, look for

11 strokes · frequency rank #930

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Kun
さぐ.る、さが.す

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. さがすto search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek1
    • I looked for a place in which to sleep.

    • I searched the drawer for the key.

    • The police searched for the lost boy.

  2. さぐるto feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for2
    • I sounded him out about his views.

    • Truth is difficult to find at the bottom of a well.

    • I searched my pockets for the wallet.

  3. たんていdetective; investigator; sleuth3
    • She described him as a detective.

    • He reads detective stories on occasion.

    • The detective disguised himself as an old gentleman.

  4. たんさprobe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation4
  5. たんけんexploration; expedition5
    • This expedition will be expensive.

    • They went on an expedition to the North Pole.

    • They went on an expedition to the Antarctic.

  6. たんきゅうsearch; quest; pursuit6
    • The subject has not yet been fully explored.

    • The doctors inquired into the mystery of nature.

    • The launching of artificial earth satellites is commonly looked upon as an exploration of space.

  7. たんきゅうresearch; investigation; enquiry; inquiry7
    • Those books which have made a lasting contribution to man's quest for truth, we call great books.

  8. てさぐりfumbling; groping8
    • They kept on feeling their way.

    • I groped for a flashlight.

    • He felt his way through the darkness.

  9. さがしものlooking for something; searching for something9
    • He was looking for something in the dark.

    • I hurriedly started searching in earnest.

  10. たんけんたいexploration party; expedition team10
    • The expedition's supplies soon gave out.

    • The expedition has postponed its departure to the Antarctic.

    • The expedition's supplies soon gave out.

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