What does 探る mean?
探る is a Japanese verb meaning “to search, to look for, investigate” in English. It can also be translated as “to investigate, to explore (parts unknown)” depending on context. It is written as 探る in kanji, さぐる in hiragana, and saguru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
遠まわしに彼の意見を探った。
I sounded him out about his views.