Word Meaning 手探り

てさぐり tesaguri

手探り is read as てさぐり (tesaguri) and means fumbling.

Meaning

English

  1. fumbling
  2. groping

Reading

Kana

てさぐり

Romaji

tesaguri

Writing Variants

  • 手さぐり てさぐり tesaguri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 6271 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手取り

てとり

talented wrestler

手作り

てづくり

handmade

手摺り

てすり

handrail

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

手織り

ており

handwoven

手触り

てざわり

feel

手術

しゅずつ

skill with one's hands

手数

てかず

number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)

手続き

てつづき

procedure

手当

てあて

advance preparation

Example Sentences

6

He felt his way through the darkness.

I lost the manual, and so I put it together by feeling my way around.

I felt for the light switch in the dark.

The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way.

I'm short, so I can't see on top of the shelves and so I pretty much dust by touch.

The room was so dark that we had to feel our way to the door.