N1Ichidan verb
探る
さぐる
Meaning
- 1.to feel around for
- 2.to fumble for
- 3.to grope for
Meanings across languages
- English
- to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for
- Tiếng Việt
- sờ quanh, mò mẫm, sờ tìm
- 日本語
- 探る, 見つける努力をする
- 한국어
- 더듬다, 찾다, 손으로 만지다
- 中文
- 探索, 摸索, 寻找
- Bahasa Indonesia
- meraba
- ภาษาไทย
- คลำหา
- Español
- tantear
- Français
- fouiller
- Deutsch
- fühlen
- Português
- tatear
Kanji used
Example sentences
事故の原因を探る者は途中で挫折した。
The person searching for the cause of the accident gave up halfway.
彼の好奇心は一層掻き立てられ、探ることになった。
His curiosity was further piqued, leading him to investigate.
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