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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

探さぐる

N2
さぐる saguru
  1. to search
  2. to look for
  3. to sound out
godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

探寻;探听

Examples

  • 遠まわしに彼の意見を探った。
    I sounded him out about his views.
    我间接探听了他的意见。
  • 真しん相そうは井い戸どの底そこにあり探さぐりにくい。
    Truth is difficult to find at the bottom of a well.
    真相如同在井底,难以探寻。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('753724063a'); // 探る
{
  "id": "753724063a",
  "word": "探る",
  "reading": "さぐる",
  "romaji": "saguru",
  "meanings": [
    "to search",
    "to look for",
    "to sound out"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1418260,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "遠まわしに彼の意見を探った。",
      "en": "I sounded him out about his views.",
      "tatoeba_id": 188667
    },
    {
      "ja": "真相は井戸の底にあり探りにくい。",
      "furigana": "{真相|しんそう}は{井戸|いど}の{底|そこ}にあり{探|さぐ}りにくい。",
      "en": "Truth is difficult to find at the bottom of a well.",
      "tatoeba_id": 144970
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3e7b52a7b350742a48a0685fbd6f89e9a75a1c842bf4012da3607b4dca661a58",
    "meanings": [
      "探寻",
      "探听"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "遠まわしに彼の意見を探った。",
        "zh": "我间接探听了他的意见。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "真相は井戸の底にあり探りにくい。",
        "zh": "真相如同在井底,难以探寻。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/753724063a",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1418260; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "df2581a6b1151cb261c33e8d7bc08b0c281f6fba485baadcec3f5ac8724fd0ad"
  }
}