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調べる

しらべる

to look up, to search

Mnemonic

You are looking something up online and there, on the third page of results, is Sheila しら from school. Now you are not looking up what you came for at all, you are looking up Sheila: しらべる.

Worth knowing

Looking a thing up, in a book or online. 見上げる みあげる is raising your eyes.

Built from

investigate, tune
言 speech + 周 all the way round

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