遠まわしに彼の意見を探った。

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遠まわし に 彼 の 意見 を 探った 。

English Translation

I sounded him out about his views.

Furigana

遠(とお)まわしに彼(かれ)の意見(いけん)を探(さぐ)った。

Romanji

Tōmawashi ni kare no iken o sagutta.

Words

遠まわし (とおまわし)

indirect (roundabout) expression

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

意見 (いけん)

opinion; view; comment

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

探る (さぐる)

to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for; to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

Kanji

遠

Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い

Meanings: distant, far

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

探

Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す

Meanings: grope, search, look for