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手探り

手さぐり

Reading

Kana: てさぐり
Romaji: tesaguri
Kana
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Definition

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fumbling; groping

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for

Example Sentences

懐中(かいちゅう)電灯(でんとう)手探(てさぐ)りで(さが)した。
➥I groped for a flashlight.
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(かれ)暗闇(くらやみ)(なか)手探(てさぐ)りで(すす)んだ。
➥He felt his way through the darkness.
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(わたし)手探(てさぐ)りで戸口(とぐち)まで(ある)いていった。
➥I felt my way to the door.
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(かれ)らは手探(てさぐ)りで(すす)(つづ)けた。
➥They kept on feeling their way.
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財布(さいふ)手探(てさぐ)りしたがなくなっていた。
➥When I felt for my pocketbook I found it was gone.
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(かれ)らは手探(てさぐ)りで暗闇(くらやみ)(あるい)いて()った。
➥They felt their way in the dark.
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