How to say 'Probe' in Japanese | 探る

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The Japanese word for Probe is 'Saguru', written as 探る in Japanese.'Probe' in hiragana is さぐる.

word

探る

Meaning

Probe

Reading

さぐる

saguru

Kanji

探Search

Explanation

The Japanese verb '探る (さぐる)' means 'to probe' or 'to investigate'. It is used to describe the act of searching or exploring something, often with a sense of careful examination or investigation. This verb can be used in various contexts, such as physically searching for something, investigating a situation, or exploring someone's feelings or intentions. For example: he probed the depths of the cave「彼は洞窟の奥を探った」(かれはどうくつのおくをさぐった). She tried to probe his true intentions「彼女は彼の本当の意図を探ろうとした」(かのじょはかれのほんとうのいとをさぐろうとした). The detective probed the mystery「探偵はその謎を探った」(たんていはそのなぞをさぐった).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3300

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 探る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

探

Meaning

Hiragana in the Word 探る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 探る Through the Kanji 探

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 探 as well.

word

探す

Meaning

word

探偵

Meaning

Detective

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What does 'Saguru' (探る) mean?

'Saguru' means 'Probe' .

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