探る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
さぐ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「探る
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
探る ぐる
Imperative (命令形) 探れ ぐれ
Key constructions
Passive 探られる ぐられる
Causative 探らせる ぐらせる
Potential 探れる ぐれる
Volitional 探ろう ぐろ
Negative 探らない ぐらない
Negative perfective 探らなかった ぐらなかった
Formal 探ります ぐりま
Perfective 探った ぐった
Conjunctive 探って ぐって
Hypothetical conditional 探れば ぐれ

Verb

(さぐ) (sagurutransitive godan (stem (さぐ) (saguri), past (さぐ)った (sagutta))

  1. fumble for, feel around for
  2. search, investigate
  3. enjoy the scenery

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN