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Kanji Detail for 探 - "search, explore, seek"

探

  • Meaning

    探 means "search, explore, seek."

    1. Search - To look for; to seek.

    2. Explore - To investigate; to examine.

    3. Probe - To search deeply; to investigate.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    grope; search; look for

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    find, locate; search, grope for

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to find, to locate; to grope for, to search for

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To search. | Reaching far to take. Such as 探源. | To test. Trying is 探. Such as 探問口氣. | To spy. Such as 窺探, 偵探. | To visit. Such as 探親, 探友. Searching for is also 探. Such as 探梅, 探花. Also, in old imperial examinations, the third place in the palace exam was 探花.
  • Onyomitip

    tan(たん) たん

  • Kunyomitip

    saga.su(さがす) さがす

    sagu.ru(さぐる) さぐる

  • Strokestip

    11 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords
    search seek look for explore investigate examine probe find discover detective spy research inquiry quest hunt scout trace survey dig delve

Sentences including 探

  • I'm looking for you.

  • He moved to new york , where he looked for a job.

  • May i help you?

  • I felt my way to the door.

  • I found a rare book i had been looking for.

  • I looked for a place in which to sleep.

  • I have to find it.

  • Who was looking for the record shop?

  • You are the very person i have been looking for.

  • I'm looking for a gift for my father.

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