JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 探: "grope, search, look for"
The kanji 探 means "grope, search, look for". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read タン in on'yomi and さぐ.る, さが.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さぐ.るさが.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | grope, search, look for |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 930 of 2,501 |
Common words with 探
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 探すto search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek · to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around
- 探るto feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for · to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out
- 探索search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research
- 探し出すto track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out
- 探偵detective; investigator; sleuth · detective work; secret investigation
- 探しにin search of; in order to look for
- 探知detection
- 探検exploration; expedition
- 手探りfumbling; groping
- 名探偵great detective
- 探し回るto search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
- 探りを入れるto probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
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