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捜索
そうさく
N1
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
search (esp. for someone or something missing, investigation)
2
search (esp. for someone or something missing)
3
manhunt
4
legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
Example sentence
警察は犯人の全国的な捜索を開始した。
The police have started a nationwide hunt for the criminal.
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Mine a sentence — saw 捜索 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
捜
Search, Look For, Locate
10 strokes
索
Cord, Rope, Searching
10 strokes
More words with
捜
捜査
そうさ ·
search (esp. in criminal investigations, investigation)
N3
特捜
とくそう ·
special investigation
捜す
さがす ·
to search
N2
捜査官
そうさかん ·
(police) investigator
More words with
索
索引
さくいん ·
Full entry on Jisho
index
N2
模索
もさく ·
groping (for)
N1
検索条件
けんさくじょうけん ·
search criteria
検索
けんさく ·
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
探索
たんさく ·
search ; lookup ; hunt ; (item of) research ; exploration ; investigation
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