あさる

Also written 漁る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through
2. Auxiliary verb, Godan verb to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
3. Godan verb, Transitive to fish

Example sentences

• あさって来てください。
  Come the day after tomorrow.
• 彼にはあさってここに来てもらいましょう。
  I will have him come here the day after tomorrow.
• 古本屋と古着屋をあさるのが好きです。
  I like shopping in used-book stores and in used-clothing shops.
• ゴミバケツをあさっていた子供は、4日間何も食べていないと言いました。
  The boy I saw searching through the garbage can said that he had not eaten anything for four days.

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