"探る" meaning in Japanese

See 探る in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [sa̠ɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|さぐる|tr=trans|type=1}} 探(さぐ)る • (saguru) transitive godan (stem 探(さぐ)り (saguri), past 探(さぐ)った (sagutta)) Forms: 探る [canonical] (ruby: (さぐ)), saguru [romanization], 探り [stem] (ruby: (さぐ)), 探った [past] (ruby: (さぐ)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 探ら [error-unrecognized-form], さぐら [error-unrecognized-form], sagura [error-unrecognized-form], 探り [error-unrecognized-form], さぐり [error-unrecognized-form], saguri [error-unrecognized-form], 探る [error-unrecognized-form], さぐる [error-unrecognized-form], saguru [error-unrecognized-form], 探れ [error-unrecognized-form], さぐれ [error-unrecognized-form], sagure [error-unrecognized-form], 探られる [passive], さぐられる [passive], sagurareru [passive], 探らせる [causative], 探らす [causative], さぐらせる [causative], さぐらす [causative], saguraseru [causative], sagurasu [causative], 探れる [potential], さぐれる [potential], sagureru [potential], 探ろう [volitional], さぐろう [volitional], sagurō [volitional], 探らない [negative], さぐらない [negative], saguranai [negative], 探らず [continuative, negative], さぐらず [continuative, negative], sagurazu [continuative, negative], 探ります [formal], さぐります [formal], sagurimasu [formal], 探った [perfective], さぐった [perfective], sagutta [perfective], 探って [conjunctive], さぐって [conjunctive], sagutte [conjunctive], 探れば [conditional, hypothetical], さぐれば [conditional, hypothetical], sagureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. fumble for, feel around for
    Sense id: en-探る-ja-verb-59hg5OC~ Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru: 37 31 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 66 17 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 70 15 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 36 33 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 70 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 21 22
  2. search, investigate
    Sense id: en-探る-ja-verb-92WpXYEI Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru: 37 31 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 36 33 32
  3. enjoy the scenery
    Sense id: en-探る-ja-verb-BPWeFnDz Categories (other): Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru: 37 31 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 36 33 32
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "探る",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "探",
          "さぐ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探り",
      "roman": "saguri",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "探",
          "さぐ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探った",
      "roman": "sagutta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "探",
          "さぐ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagura",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagure",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探られる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探らせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探らす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐらせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐらす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguraseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探れる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagureru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探ろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探らない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐらない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐらず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探ります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagutta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagutte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "さぐる",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "探(さぐ)る • (saguru) transitive godan (stem 探(さぐ)り (saguri), past 探(さぐ)った (sagutta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "56 22 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 31 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 33 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 25 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 21 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fumble for, feel around for"
      ],
      "id": "en-探る-ja-verb-59hg5OC~",
      "links": [
        [
          "fumble",
          "fumble"
        ],
        [
          "feel around",
          "feel around"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "36 33 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "search, investigate"
      ],
      "id": "en-探る-ja-verb-92WpXYEI",
      "links": [
        [
          "search",
          "search"
        ],
        [
          "investigate",
          "investigate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 31 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 33 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "enjoy the scenery"
      ],
      "id": "en-探る-ja-verb-BPWeFnDz",
      "links": [
        [
          "enjoy",
          "enjoy"
        ],
        [
          "scenery",
          "scenery"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "さぐる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠ɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "探る"
}
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    "Japanese godan verbs",
    "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese transitive verbs",
    "Japanese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "探る",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "探",
          "さぐ"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探り",
      "roman": "saguri",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "探",
          "さぐ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探った",
      "roman": "sagutta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "探",
          "さぐ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探ら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐら",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagura",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探り",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagure",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探られる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探らせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探らす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐらせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐらす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguraseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探れる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagureru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探ろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐろう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探らない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐらない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "saguranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探らず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐらず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探ります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagurimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探った",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagutta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探って",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagutte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "探れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "さぐれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sagureba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "さぐる",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "探(さぐ)る • (saguru) transitive godan (stem 探(さぐ)り (saguri), past 探(さぐ)った (sagutta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fumble for, feel around for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fumble",
          "fumble"
        ],
        [
          "feel around",
          "feel around"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "search, investigate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "search",
          "search"
        ],
        [
          "investigate",
          "investigate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "enjoy the scenery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "enjoy",
          "enjoy"
        ],
        [
          "scenery",
          "scenery"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "さぐる"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sa̠ɡɯ̟ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "探る"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 探る meaning in Japanese (5.0kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "探る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "探る",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "探る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "探る",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "探る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "探る",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "探る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "探る",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "探る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "探る",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "探る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "探る",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "探る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "探る",
  "trace": ""
}

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