Word details

探し回る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 探し回る.

Dictionary

Entry

探し回る探しまわる捜し回るがしまわ探し廻る捜し廻るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #15529
1

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

Examples
警察は一日中、迷子になった子を四方八方捜し回っていた
The policemen beat the bushes all day to find a lost child.

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

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

6 strokesFrequency 50JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

まわ.る-まわ.る-まわ.りまわ.す-まわ.すまわ.し--まわ.しもとお.るか.える

search, look for, locate

10 strokesFrequency 592JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ソウシュシュウ

Kun

さが.す

round, game, revolve, go around, circumference

9 strokesGrade 9

On

カイ

Kun

まわ.るまわ.すもとお.るめぐ.るめぐ.らす

Nanori

ざこじゃく

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