search, look for, locate
On'yomi (音読み)
- ソウ
- シュ
- シュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- さが.す
About this kanji
The kanji 捜 (sou) primarily means "to search" or "to look for." It is commonly used as a verb when you want to express the act of searching for something, such as in the verb form さがす (sagasu). You will often see it in compounds like 捜査 (そうさ, sousa), which means "investigation" or "search," especially in a legal context, and 捜索 (そうさく, sousaku), meaning "search" or "lookout" for missing people or things. Another example is 特捜 (とくそう, tokusou), which refers to a special investigation unit. This kanji is useful in contexts relating to searching or investigating, especially in crime or rescue situations.
Example sentences
警察は彼を捜索している。
The police are searching for him.
Meanings across languages
- English
- search, look for, locate
- Tiếng Việt
- tìm kiếm, tìm, định vị
- 日本語
- そう, さがす, みつける
- 한국어
- 검색하다, 찾다, 위치하다
- 中文
- 搜索, 寻找, 定位
- id
- mencari
- th
- ค้นหา
- es
- buscar
- fr
- chercher
- de
- suchen
- pt
- procurar
Common compounds
- 捜査そうさsearch (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry
- 捜索そうさくsearch (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt, legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
- 特捜とくそうspecial investigation
- 捜査官そうさかん(police) investigator
- 捜索隊そうさくたいsearch party
- 聞き込み捜査ききこみそうさ(police) legwork, house-to-house inquiry, canvassing
- 博捜はくそうsearching far and wide
- 枕捜しまくらさがしbedroom theft or thief
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