NichiDict

漁る

あさる
[asaru]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to fish

2.GodanTransitive

to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through

3.Aux-verbGodan

to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

Examples

そんなところを漁らないでください。

Please don't rummage through things like that.

古本屋の棚を漁ったら珍しい本が見つかった。

I found a rare book while digging through the shelves at a used bookshop.

ゴミ箱を漁って食べ物を探している野良猫がいる。

There's a stray cat rummaging through the trash looking for food.