捜 — kanji meaning “search”
捜
search, look for, locate
- Meanings
- search, look for, locate
- On'yomi
- ソウ (sou)、シュ (shu)、シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- さが.す
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #592 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- sōu
Words with 捜
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捜査 | そうさ sousa | search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry |
| 捜索 | そうさく sousaku | search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt |
| 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 |
| 捜査官 | そうさかん sousakan | (police) investigator |
| 家宅捜査 | かたくそうさ katakusousa | house search (e.g. by the police) |
| 家宅捜索 | かたくそうさく katakusousaku | house search (e.g. by the police) |
| 捜査当局 | そうさとうきょく sousatoukyoku | investigating authorities; law enforcement authority |
| 捜査本部 | そうさほんぶ sousahonbu | (criminal) investigation headquarters |
| 博捜 | はくそう hakusou | searching far and wide |
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