| 942 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 930 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1239 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1236 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1316 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 535 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 544 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1258 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 908 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 466 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1340 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12276 | Morohashi |
| 505 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1425 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 927 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
930 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 探検 【タンケン】 exploration, expedition
- 探求 【タンキュウ】 search, quest, pursuit
- 内探 【ナイタン】 private inquiry, private enquiry, secret investigation
- 独探 【ドクタン】 German spy
Kun reading compounds
- 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)
- 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Readings
- Korean:
- tam
Spanish
- explorar
- indagar
- buscar
- sondear
Portuguese
- tatear
- pesquisar
- procurar
French
- chercher
- tâtonner
- enquête
| 1364 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5709.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 採掘 【サイクツ】 mining, digging, working (a mine)
- 盗掘 【トウクツ】 illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing, tomb robbing
Kun reading compounds
- 掘る 【ほる】 to dig, to excavate, to hollow, to delve into, to dig up (e.g. vegetables), (for two men) to have anal sex
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぼり
- Korean:
- gul, gweol
Spanish
- cavar
- excavar
- taladrar
- hurgar en
Portuguese
- cavar
- cova
- escavar
French
- creuser
- fouiller
- déterrer
| 1189 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1276 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1943 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1265 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 576 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1803 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1941 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1259 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 897 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1070 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12264 | Morohashi |
| 496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2204 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1061 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1141 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1438 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1376 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5707.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6398 | Unicode hex code |