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Kanji Detail for 捜 - "to search, to investigate"

捜

  • Meaning

    捜 means "to search, to investigate." Also associated with to explore.

    1. Search - To look for; to seek out.

    2. Investigate - To examine thoroughly; to probe.

    3. Explore - To seek to discover; to examine.

  • Words using 捜

    • 捜査 そうさ Listen search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry
    • 特捜 とくそう Listen special investigation
    • 捜索 そうさく Listen search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
    • 捜査官 そうさかん Listen (police) investigator

  • Tattoo check: 捜

    • Verified meaning: to search, to investigate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to explore

    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.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    search; look for; locate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    search, seek; investigate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 搜[sou1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shu(シュ) シュ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    saga.su(さが-す) さが-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to search to investigate to explore seek look for comb delve discover examine hunt inspect probe pursue quest rummage scour scrutinize survey thoroughly trace track

Sentences including 捜

  • I've been looking for you.

  • She is looking for her car keys.

  • He is the very man that we've been looking for.

  • What are you looking for?

  • I found the very thing you had been looking for.

  • Still i haven't found what i'm looking for.

  • I found what i was looking for.

  • The police looked into that incident.

  • Nobody likes to be found fault with.

  • It is of no use to try to find him in the crowd.

More kanji with the radical 手 扌 (te・tehen)

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