Illustration: In an apartment kitchen, a repairer investigates why water keeps collecting beneath the sink. With the cabinet doors open, they shine a small torch along the pipe joints while holding a dry tissue beneath one connection to detect fresh drips. A shallow tray catches the water.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

探さぐる

saguru

to investigate, to probe

Example sentences

遠とおまわしに彼かれの意見いけんを探さぐった。
I sounded him out about his views.
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我々われわれは支出ししゅつを削減さくげんするあらゆる可能かのうな方法ほうほうを探さぐった。
We explored all possible ways of cutting expenditures.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
私わたしが正直しょうじきに話はなしているか確たしかめようと彼かれの目めは私わたしの表情ひょうじょうを探さぐった。
His eyes searched my face to see if I was talking straight.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 探

探grope; searchOnタンKunさぐる・さがす

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