捜
捜 — Search
search, look for, locate
On’yomiソウ (sou)
On’yomiシュ (shu)
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiさがす (sagasu)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 捜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捜査 | そうさ sousa | search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry |
| 特捜 | とくそう tokusou | special investigation |
| 捜索 | そうさく sousaku | search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc. |
| 捜し回る | さがしまわる sagashimawaru | to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for |
| 捜査官 | そうさかん sousakan | (police) investigator |
| 捜索隊 | そうさくたい sousakutai | search party |
Study notes
捜 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #592 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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