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捜: search for

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10 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 6 words here

Readings

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さがす

捜す(さがす) "search for (someone or something lost)". そう in 捜査(そうさ) "investigation", 捜索(そうさく) "search", 特捜(とくそう).

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Key words

捜すさがすto search for (a lost person or thing)
捜索そうさくsearch (for a missing person)
捜査そうさcriminal investigation
特捜とくそうspecial investigation unit

Example sentences

The police are searching the mountain for the missing man.

The police searched the criminal's house.

The investigation of the case is still going on.

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