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探し回る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 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
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #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.

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 930
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

grope
search
look for

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さぐ.る
さが.す
6 strokes
Frequency: 50
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

-times
round
game
revolve
counter for occurrences

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
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
10 strokes
Frequency: 592
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

search
look for
locate

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
シュ
シュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さが.す
9 strokes
Grade 9

Meanings

round
game
revolve
go around
circumference

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
まわ.る
まわ.す
もとお.る
めぐ.る
めぐ.らす
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ざこ
じゃく
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