Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 探


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Meaning

search, look for, probe

Pronunciation

TAN
saguru, sagasu

Explanation

Left: hand , right: var. of hole , tree

Mnemonic

The hand in the hole of the tree is searching.

Radicals

hand(Several characters are used for hand: ナ, , , ヨ)
Opening(Also: hole, cavity, cavern - Covered and a narrowing path leads into the hole / cave.)
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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