EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 25
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

    警察は事件の捜査をした。
    The police looked into that incident.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

search, look for, locate

Kun
さが.す
On
ソウシュシュウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
592 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c7.5The Kanji Dictionary
5504.7Four corner code
1367deroo
635cUnicode hex code
1-33-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1917Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2168New Nelson (John Haig)
432New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
516Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
318Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
389Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1120Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1201Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
701A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1432Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12179PMorohashi
1516A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
989Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1026Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
572Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1339Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1475Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
893Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1129Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sou1Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

investigate

On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
184 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-4-5SKIP code
4a5.32The Kanji Dictionary
4010.7Four corner code
1873deroo
67fbUnicode hex code
1-26-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2235Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2630New Nelson (John Haig)
2437New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3092Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1580Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2159Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1781Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1920Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
284A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
510Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14643Morohashi
678A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
624Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
634Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
611sakade
630Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
705henshall3
699Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
825Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1056Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1798Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cha2, zha1Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level