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捜

捜 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. さがす。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「搜󠄁」の略体。当該項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

search, look for, locate

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウJHS
  • シュ
  • シュウ
Kun (native)
  • さが(す)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音sou1
  • 한글su
  • Hán-ViệtSưu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+635C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌⿱申又

Words using this kanji

  • 捜査そうさ捜し調べること。 捜査機関が公訴のために犯人を発見・確保し証拠を収集する活動。search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry
  • 捜索そうさく行方不明の人や物を捜し求めること。 裁判所・検察などが証拠物件や犯人を発見するために強制的に調べること。search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt, legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
  • 捜査官そうさかん捜査機関で犯罪の捜査を行う職業。(police) investigator
  • 捜索隊そうさくたいsearch party
  • 捜査陣そうさじんcriminal investigation squad (team)
  • 捜査網そうさもう(police) dragnet
  • 捜査員そうさいんあることについて捜査に従事する者。investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
  • 捜索願そうさくねがいrequest for a police search, application to the police to search for a missing person
  • 捜査線そうさせんcriminal investigation
  • 捜査課そうさかcriminal investigation department, CID, criminal investigation section
  • 捜査権そうさけん事件や事故の捜査をする権利。right to investigate, investigatory power
  • 捜索者そうさくしゃsearcher, seeker
  • 捜査当局そうさとうきょくinvestigating authorities, law enforcement authority
  • 捜査本部そうさほんぶ(criminal) investigation headquarters
  • 捜査主任そうさしゅにんchief investigator, head of the investigation, lead investigator
  • 捜査令状そうされいじょうsearch warrant
  • 捜索救難そうさくきゅう���んsearch and rescue, SAR
  • 捜査一課そうさいっかFirst Investigation Division (of the Japanese police)
  • 捜査二課そうさにかSecond Investigation Division (of the Japanese police)
  • 捜査三課そうささんかThird Investigation Division (of the Japanese police)

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Variants

Lookup codes

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1-3-7
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