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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

592 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: search, look for, locate

Kunyomi: さが.す

Onyomi: ソウ, シュ, シュウ

Composition: 扌 叟

捜

Radical

Radical: 手

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

家宅捜査(かたくそうさ)   household search

捜査する(そうさする)   investigate (a criminal case)

捜索する(そうさくする)   search (for a criminal), hunt

捜す(さがす)   search, seek, look for

捜し物(さがしもの)   object being sought

Onyomi Examples

捜索 (ソウサク) search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt, legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

捜査 (ソウサ) search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry

特捜 (トクソウ) special investigation

博捜 (ハクソウ) searching far and wide

Kunyomi Examples

探す (さがす) to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around

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