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Zach

打診

Reading

Kana: だしん
Romaji: dashin
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

percussion; tapping

(Medicine, etc. term)
2

sounding someone out

Kanji

Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: シン、 み.る
Meanings: checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine

Example Sentences

(かれ)(かんが)えを打診(だしん)しようとした。
➥I tried to sound out his views.
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明日(あした)(ばん)(かれ)夕食(ゆうしょく)一緒(いっしょ)にすることになっているんで、そのときそれとなく打診(だしん)してみるよ。
➥I'm going to have dinner with him tomorrow night, so I'll feel him out then.
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(かれ)打診(だしん)して、賛成(さんせい)してくれるかどうか(たし)かめてみなさい。
➥Try sounding him out and see if he'll come around.
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