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




 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 sound out, to search, to look for
探検 たんけん  exploration, expedition
探究 たんきゅう  research, investigation, enquiry
探検家 たんけんか  explorer

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