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Secondary schoolJLPT N2

search, look for, locate

10 strokes · frequency rank #592

On
ソウ、シュ、シュウ
Kun
さが.す

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Common words

  1. そうさsearch (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry1
    • The police looked into that incident.

    • The suspect told a lie to the inspector.

    • I don't want the investigation to burn out.

  2. とくそうspecial investigation2
  3. そうさくsearch (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt3
    • We spread out and began to search through the woods.

    • The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

    • The police thoroughly searched the house.

  4. さがすto search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek4
  5. さがしものlooking for something; searching for something5
  6. そうさかん(police) investigator6
  7. さがしまわるto search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for7
    • The policemen beat the bushes all day to find a lost child.

    • She searched about for her lost boy.

    • They searched here and there looking for survivors.

  8. そうさくたいsearch party8
    • The search party found him lying at the foot of a cliff.

  9. ききこみそうさ(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.9

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