はら
腹
　
を
さぐ
探
　
る

expression, Godan verb

  1. to probe someone's real intentions, to sound someone out, to try to fathom someone's thoughts.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はら
腹
　
を
さぐ
探
　
る
 腹を探る はらをさぐる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

abdomen, belly, stomach
はら　フク (6th, N3)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person, (人 variant)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
grope, search, look for
さが.す　タン　さぐ.る (6th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
deep
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)