Word details

探し出す

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 探し出す.

Dictionary

Entry

探し出す捜し出す探しだす捜しだすさがし出すがしだTransitiveGodan verbFreq #7260
1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up; to discover

Examples
警察は泥棒を探し出した
The police found out the thief.
彼はその謎を解く鍵を捜し出した
He turned up a key to the solution of the mystery.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

grope, search, look for

11 strokesFrequency 930JLPT N2Grade 6

On

タン

Kun

さぐ.るさが.す

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

5 strokesFrequency 13JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュツスイ

Kun

で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす

Nanori

いずいづいですっすつてん

search, look for, locate

10 strokesFrequency 592JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ソウシュシュウ

Kun

さが.す

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