捜そう索さく
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt
2. legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
Kanji used
Pitch accent
そうさく
Used in vocabulary
家か宅たく捜そう索さく
house search (e.g. by the police)
Noun
捜そう索さく願ねがい
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
Noun
捜そう索さく救きゅう難なん
search and rescue; SAR
Noun
捜そう索さく者しゃ
searcher; seeker
Noun
捜そう索さく活かつ動どう
search operations; search efforts
Noun
Examples11
We spread out and began to search through the woods.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
The storm hindered us from searching for the missing child.
A hunt is on for the runaway.
It goes without saying, but the search ended in vain.
The police thoroughly searched the house.