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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 25

探 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

search; probe

On: タンtan
Kun: さぐるsaguru さがすsagasu

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

探11 strokes

How to write 探: stroke order

探 has 11 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

探 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 探 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 探

The parts 探 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

扌 (手)
hand
Radical
㓁
木
tree; wood

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 25

労 labour; troubleOnロウKunねぎら、ろうする、いたわる処 deal with; placeOnショ、ソKunところ、こ、おる退 withdraw; retreatOnタイKunしりぞく、しりぞける、ひく費 expense; spendOnヒKunついやす、ついえる非 not; wrongOnヒKunあらず、わるい、そしる喜 rejoiceOnキKunよろこぶ、よろこばす娘 daughter; young womanOnジョウ、ニョウKunむすめ、こ逃 escape; let escapeOnトウKunにげる、のがれる、にがす探 search; probeOnタンKunさぐる、さがす犯 commit an offenceOnハン、ボンKunおかす