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Top matchCommonJLPT N4WaniKani 31
  1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

    to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek

    esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost

    私は寝る場所を探した。
    I looked for a place in which to sleep.
  2. to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

Also written 捜す【さがす】

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grope, search, look for

Kun
さぐ.るさが.す
On
タン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
930 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 31

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Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c8.16The Kanji Dictionary
5709.4Four corner code
1364deroo
63a2Unicode hex code
1-35-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1949Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2211New Nelson (John Haig)
505New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1327Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1425Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1239A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1316Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1236Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12276Morohashi
930A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
535Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
544Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
578Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
942henshall3
927Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1258Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
908Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1340Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tan4, tan1Pinyin reading
tamKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level

More words

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Words starting with 探

Words ending in 探

Sentences

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コートを探してます。背が低いので、丈は短めで、なるべくすっきりしたデザインのものを。

I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible.

Break it down Tatoeba

オーボエ奏者なんかは自分にあうリードを探すより作った方が速いと、自分で作ってしまう人もいる。

Heck, with oboe players there are those who, rather than search for a reed that suits them, find it faster to make their own.

Break it down Tatoeba

彼女はキーを探してポケットをさぐった。

She searched her pockets for the key.

Break it down Tatoeba

Names

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いおり

Iori

Unclassified name
いく

Iku

Unclassified name
もとむ

Motomu

Given name