探す
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 探す
1
Esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek
Examples
私は寝る場所を探した。
I looked for a place in which to sleep.
警察は行方不明の少年を捜した。
The police searched for the lost boy.
2
to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around
Examples
鍵を求めて机の中を捜した。
I searched the drawer for the key.
Kanji in this Word
探
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
捜
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
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