漁る[あさる] (asaru)

ノラ猫ねこがゴミ箱ばこをあさっている

A stray cat is going through the garbage bin.

古本屋ふるほんやと古着ふるぎ屋やをあさるのが好すきです。

I like shopping in used-book stores and in used-clothing shops.

従来のゴミ袋を用いてもなお、鳥獣がゴミ袋を漁ることを妨げる鳥獣忌避剤、及びかかる鳥獣忌避剤をゴミ袋等の表面に付着させるために好適に用いられる噴霧器の提供。

To provide a bird/animal repellant capable of preventing birds/animals from scavenging on garbage bags, and a sprayer suitably used for applying such the bird/animal repellant on the surface of the garbage bags, etc.

「気の向くままに（文章を）書く」という随筆を意味する漢語「漫筆」が「漫筆画」を経て「漫画」になったとする説と、「漫画（まんかく）」という名のヘラサギの一種から「種々の事物を漁る」意になったとする説がある。

There is a theory that the Sino-Japanese word "manpitsu," meaning an essay written as one pleases, became "manga" via "manpitsu-ga," and a theory that it comes from a kind of spoonbill called "mankaku," meaning to search for various things.