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Kanji Detail for 索 - "rope, search"

索

  • Meaning

    索 means "rope, search." Also associated with demand.

    1. Rope - A thick cord.

    2. Search - To look for carefully.

    3. Demand - To ask for forcefully.

    4. Lonely - Isolated and alone.

  • Words using 索

    • 捜索 そうさく Listen search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
    • 検索 けんさく Listen looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information)
    • 索引 さくいん Listen index (in a book)
    • 検索条件 けんさくじょうけん Listen search criteria

  • Four-character idioms with 索

    • 暗中模索 あんちゅうもさく Listen groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
    • 興味索然 きょうみさくぜん Listen uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (of); throwing a wet blanket (on)

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    • Verified meaning: rope, search
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さく)
    • Also carries these associations: demand

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 索

    Given names 索(さく)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cord; rope; searching; inquiring

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Rope. Small ones are called 繩. Large ones are called 索. Also 弦索. Refers to stringed instruments like the erhu. Like colloquially calling them strings. | Laws and standards. Such as in Zuo Zhuan "regulated by Zhou law," "regulated by Rong law," and such. | Scattered. Such as saying 離群索居. Meaning scattered and living alone. Seen in (Record of Rites). | Exhausted. Such as saying 悉索敝賦. Meaning all one has. Also meaning desolate and lonely. Such as saying 興味索然 (completely uninteresting). | To seek. Such as 搜索 (search), 索取 (demand). (Book of Changes) "The first seeking yields a son." Also this meaning.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    saku(サク) サク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    rope search demand lonely separate isolate cable seek cord examine exploration hunt inquiry investigation line look probe quest scan scrutinize string

Sentences including 索

  • He lost himself in thought.

  • Is there an index to the book?

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