Illustration: A person kneels beside a low sofa in their apartment, cheek nearly against the floor and one arm reaching deep into the dark gap underneath. Their face points away because the opening is too narrow to see into; spread fingertips explore the hidden space for a dropped key.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

手て探さぐり

tesaguri

to feel around, to grope

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは暗闇くらやみの中なかを手探てさぐりで進すすんだ。

    He felt his way through the darkness.

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  2. 私わたしは手探てさぐりで戸口とぐちまで歩あるいていった。

    I felt my way to the door.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれは暗闇くらやみの中なかでドアの取とっ手てを手探てさぐりでさがした。

    He groped for the doorknob in the dark.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 手探

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 探grope; searchOnタンKunさぐる・さがす

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