Today’s #kanji is 探, which is listed under its semantic element of #てへん（扌）. 深 used to be written differently and I cannot bring up its phonetic element as it is not used in the Japanese language.
Meaning: to search, to look for
Reading: タン、さが、さぐ
探究（タンキュウ）する: to investigate, to do research into, to explore
探求（タンキュウ）する: to search for, to pursue (truth)
探検（タンケン）する: to explore, to make an expedition
探索（タンサク）する: to search for, to seek for, to investigate
探知（タンチ）する: to detect, to discover, to learn by inquiry
探偵（タンテイ）: a detective; detective work, secret investigation
探（さが）す: to search (for…), to look for…, to seek
探（さが）し当（あ）てる: to go around looking for… to find (what one is searching for)
探（さぐ）る: to feel around for…, to grope for…; to prove into …, to try to find out…; to explore
探（さぐ）りを入（い）れる: to prove, to sound out, to spy out
Please visit my JLPT N3 Kanji list for more JLPT N3 kanji characters. At least 2 links are added each week.
- てへん
探
抱
招
捕
打
抜
投
指
