Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to haul in (hand over hand), to pull in, to draw in, to reel in.
  2. to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.), to retrace (e.g. memories), to go over, to unravel.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
手繰る たぐる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
winding, reel, spin
く.る くり ソウ (7th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
chirping of birds
ソウ ショウ さわ.ぐ
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン しな ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)