捜
search; look for; locate
10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 592.
Readings
- ソウ (on reading): 捜査 (そうさ) search (esp. in criminal investigations); 捜索 (そうさく) search (esp. for someone or something missing)
- シュ (on reading)
- シュウ (on reading)
- さがす (kun reading): 枕捜し (まくらさがし) bedroom theft or thief; 家捜し (やさがし) searching an entire house
Components
- 扌
- 叟
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 又 radical again; right hand
- ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
- 日 radical sun; day
- 田 radical rice field
Words using 捜
- 捜査 (そうさ) search (esp. in criminal investigations)
- 捜索 (そうさく) search (esp. for someone or something missing)
- 捜査官 (そうさかん) (police) investigator
- 捜査員 (そうさいん) investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
- 家宅捜索 (かたくそうさく) house search (e.g. by the police)
- 枕捜し (まくらさがし) bedroom theft or thief
- 家捜し (やさがし) searching an entire house
62 words in all.