Japanese symbol for “sounding”
探り
さぐり
Romaji: saguri
sounding; probing; probe; stylet
In Japanese, sounding is 探り, read さぐり (saguri).
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Meanings
- n sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sounding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 測深 | そくしん sokushin | (depth) sounding |
| サウンディング | サウンディング saundingu | sounding |
| 探測 | たんそく tansoku | probing; sounding |
| 深浅測量 | しんせんそくりょう shinsensokuryou | bathymetry; sounding |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探す | さがす sagasu | to search for; to look for; to hunt for |
| 探検 | たんけん tanken | exploration; expedition |
| 探索 | たんさく tansaku | search; lookup; hunt |
| 探偵 | たんてい tantei | detective; investigator; sleuth |
| 探知 | たんち tanchi | detection |
| 探査 | たんさ tansa | probe; inquiry; enquiry |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sounding”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.