Japanese symbol for “manhunt”
捜索
そうさく
Romaji: sousaku
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt
In Japanese, manhunt is 捜索, read そうさく (sousaku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt
- n, vs, vt legally authorized search of a person, building, etc. (law)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “manhunt”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| マンハント | マンハント manhanto | manhunt |
| 大捕り物 | おおとりもの ootorimono | roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| 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 |
| 科捜研 | かそうけん kasouken | forensic researcher; crime scene investigator |
| 捜索隊 | そうさくたい sousakutai | search party |
| 家捜し | やさがし yasagashi | searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly |
| 検索 | けんさく kensaku | looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information) |
| 探索 | たんさく tansaku | search; lookup; hunt |
| 模索 | もさく mosaku | groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “manhunt”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.