I Love Kanji探る (saguru)
探る (さぐる, saguru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to feel around for; to fumble for”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さぐる
- Romaji
- saguru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for · godan verb, transitive
- to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out · godan verb, transitive
- to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 探る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 探る | さぐる saguru |
| Polite (~masu) | 探ります | さぐります sagurimasu |
| Negative | 探らない | さぐらない saguranai |
| Polite negative | 探りません | さぐりません sagurimasen |
| Past | 探った | さぐった sagutta |
| Polite past | 探りました | さぐりました sagurimashita |
| Negative past | 探らなかった | さぐらなかった saguranakatta |
| Te-form | 探って | さぐって sagutte |
| Potential | 探れる | さぐれる sagureru |
| Passive | 探られる | さぐられる sagurareru |
| Causative | 探らせる | さぐらせる saguraseru |
| Volitional | 探ろう | さぐろう sagurou |
| Imperative | 探れ | さぐれ sagure |
| Conditional (~ba) | 探れば | さぐれば sagureba |
Kanji in 探る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 探る.
Source: JMdict entry 1418260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.