手探り

てさぐり

fumbling; groping

What does 手探り mean?

手探り is a Japanese noun meaning fumbling; groping in English. It is written as 手探り in kanji, てさぐり in hiragana, and tesaguri in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼らは手探りで進み続けた。

They kept on feeling their way.