Memory phrase for the character: 探

探

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Meaning

search, look for, probe

Pronunciation

 TAN
saguru, sagasu

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: var. of hole 穴, tree 木

Mnemonic
 
The hand in the hole of the tree is searching.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
穴 OpeningIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
木 tree
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 Vocabulary

探偵 たんてい  detective, investigator
探す さがす  to search, to seek, to look for
探る さぐる  to search, to look for, to sound out
探検 たんけん  exploration, expedition

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