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探る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 探る

ぐる
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1866
1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for

Examples
遠まわしに彼の意見を探った
I sounded him out about his views.
2

to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out

3

to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 930
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

grope
search
look for

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さぐ.る
さが.す
📝

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