暗中模索（あんちゅうもさく）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: groping in the dark
Example sentences
- 答えの見えない中、暗中模索を続ける。 — With no answer in sight, he keeps groping around in the dark.
- 暗中模索の末に道を見出す。 — After much trial and error in the dark, she finds a way forward.
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