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探査 (たんさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
probe ; exploratory investigation ; survey
A systematic probing or investigation of an unknown area, object, or condition. More specialized and exploratory than general 調査, and often used with scientific, technical, space, ocean, or underground contexts; as a する verb it takes the thing or area being probed as the object.
研けん 究きゅう チーム は レーダー で 海かい 底てい を 探たん 査さ し た 。
The research team surveyed the seabed with radar.
Similar words 調ちょう 査さ A broader word for an investigation, survey, or fact-finding inquiry; 探査 is more about probing an unknown space, object, or condition, often with instruments or exploration.
探たん 索さく Means searching or looking for something; 探査 emphasizes probing, surveying, or investigating the nature of an unknown area or target.
捜そう 査さ Used mainly for police or criminal investigations; 探査 is not the normal word for investigating a crime.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 探, associated with searching or probing, and 査, associated with inspection or investigation. The compound expresses investigation by probing or exploration.
