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探す
さがす
N4
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to search
2
to seek
3
to look for
4
to search for
5
to hunt for
6
to search (a house, pocket, etc.)
7
to search through
8
to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Example sentence
彼はたやすく彼女の家を探すことが出来た。
He could find her house easily.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 探す in the wild?
Kanji in this word
探
Grope, Search, Look For
11 strokes
More words with
探
探検
たんけん ·
exploration
N1
探し物
さがしもの ·
looking for something
手探り
てさぐり ·
fumbling
探し回る
さがしまわる ·
to search about for
探検隊
たんけんたい ·
exploration party
探査
Full entry on Jisho
たんさ ·
probe
探究
たんきゅう ·
research
探偵
たんてい ·
detective
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