探 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- タン
- Kun
- さぐ(る)・さが(す)
- Meaning
- to search; explore; grope
Origin
扌 "hand" with a form for a deep hole; reaching deep in to feel for something — hence "to search."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| タン | 探求・探訪・探知 |
|---|---|
| さぐる | 探る・探り |
| さがす | 探す Compare: 捜す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 探検たんけん
exploration
- 探究たんきゅう
inquiry; research
Example
なくした鍵を探した。
I searched for the key I had lost.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)