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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

打だ診しん

dashin

to sound someone out

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれの考かんがえを打診だしんしようとした。

    I tried to sound out his views.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれに打診だしんして、賛成さんせいしてくれるかどうか確たしかめてみなさい。

    Try sounding him out and see if he’ll come around.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 明日あしたの晩ばん、彼かれと夕食ゆうしょくを一緒いっしょにすることになっているんで、そのときそれとなく打診だしんしてみるよ。

    I’m going to have dinner with him tomorrow night, so I’ll feel him out then.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 打診

  • 打strike; hitOnダ・ダースKunうつ・うち-・ぶつ
  • 診checkup; seeingOnシンKunみる

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