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さぐる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
探る
BOOST
Reading : さぐる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for; to search for; to look for
2. to investigate; to probe into; to spy on; to sound out
3. to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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探る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 30,000 (about 20,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7088
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
しょうじき
正直
はな
している
たし
かめよ
かれ
わたし
ひょうじょう
表情
さぐ
った

His eyes searched my face to see if I was talking straight.
わたし
ポケット
さぐ
って
さいふ
財布
さが
した

I searched my pockets for the wallet.
なんで
どうくつ
洞窟
へきが
壁画
えが
いた
?
びじゅつ
美術
はじまり
さぐ
たび
title of book, album etc.
Why Did People Paint Cave Walls? A Journey to Search for the Origins of Art
さぐる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 136,000 (about 699,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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タン   さぐ to grope for   さが to search for   
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hand
net in the tree
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net
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
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