Entry
  1. Noun

    very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring

    Usually written using kana alone

    救援隊は子供をしらみつぶしに捜した。
    The rescue worker searched the area, looking for the child.
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lice, vermin

Kun
しらみ
On
シツ
Strokes
8
Radical
insect

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
3-1-7SKIP code
6d2.1The Kanji Dictionary
1711.0Four corner code
8671Unicode hex code
1-73-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4116Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5276New Nelson (John Haig)
32812Morohashi
shi1Pinyin reading
seulKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

crush, smash, break, dissipate

Kun
つぶ.すつぶ.れるつい.える
On
カイ
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
Radical
water

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3a12.14The Kanji Dictionary
3518.6Four corner code
6f70Unicode hex code
1-36-57JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2701Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3335New Nelson (John Haig)
743New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
677Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2319Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1911Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
18281Morohashi
1229Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
kui4, hui4Pinyin reading
gweKorean reading