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探る

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

探る — “to search, to grope for, to probe, to investigate”

探る (read さぐる) means to search, to grope for, to probe, to investigate. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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さぐる

Meaning

to search, to grope for, to probe, to investigate

探る in a sentence

原因げんいんを探るさぐる。

I probe for the cause.

The kanji in 探る

探to search

Words that share a kanji with 探る

探すさがす— to search, to look for

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