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Illustration of 捜す

捜さがす

さがす sagasu Play N2 Godan verb Transitive

見つけたい人や物を探し求める。 to search; to seek; to look for

Example 1

警察は行方不明の少年を捜した。

The police searched for the lost boy.

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Example 2

鍵を求めて机の中を捜した。

I searched the drawer for the key.

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Kanji breakdown

捜

N2

search; look for; locate

On reading
ソウ、シュ、シュウ
Kun reading
さが.す
Radical
手
Illustration of 捜査
N1

そうさ

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation

Illustration of 捜索
N1

そうさく

search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation