探 Kanji – grope
The Japanese kanji 探 can mean grope, search, look for.
Meaning and Readings
How is 探 read?
探 has the onyomi reading タン and the kunyomi readings さぐる, さがす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tan, saguru, sagasu.
Common Japanese Words Using 探
These common Japanese words contain 探. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 手探り（てさぐり） — fumbling, groping
- 探る（さぐる） — to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for
- 探求（たんきゅう） — search, quest, pursuit
- 探究（たんきゅう） — research, investigation, enquiry, inquiry, study
- 探検隊（たんけんたい） — exploration party, expedition team
- 探査（たんさ） — probe, inquiry, enquiry, investigation
- 探索（たんさく） — search, lookup, hunt, (item of) research, exploration, investigation
- 探知（たんち） — detection
- 探偵（たんてい） — detective, investigator, sleuth
- 探訪（たんぼう） — searching, hunting for news story, journalist