探 — kanji meaning “grope”
探
grope, search, look for
- Meanings
- grope, search, look for
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- さぐ.る、さが.す
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #930 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- tàn, tān — Chinese character page
Words with 探
| 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 |
| 探る | さぐる saguru | to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for |
| 手探り | てさぐり tesaguri | fumbling; groping |
| 探究 | たんきゅう tankyuu | research; investigation; enquiry |
| 探求 | たんきゅう tankyuu | search; quest; pursuit |
| 探し回る | さがしまわる sagashimawaru | to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for |
| 探訪 | たんぼう tanbou | searching; hunting for news story; journalist |
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