Mnemonic
You search with your hand beneath a rotting tree stump in shallow water. A crab is hiding somewhere under there. You grope through tangled roots and muck, fingers probing every gap, until—SNAP—pincers clamp down on your thumb! Found it.
Additional thoughts
Feel the blind desperation: your hand plunging into dark water, bark scraping your wrist, the crab scuttling just out of reach. The search is tactile, uncertain, and ends with a painful pinch that confirms discovery.Quick recall
Your hand Searches under a tree stump for a hidden crab.Details
The keyword for 探 is search. This kanji conveys the act of looking for something carefully, probing, or investigating. It implies reaching out or delving into something in order to find what is hidden or unknown. The sense extends to exploring, groping, or feeling around for something, whether physically or figuratively.
- On'yomi
- たん
- Kun'yomi
- さぐ.る、さが.す