聞き込み捜査 ききこみそうさ Also written 聞込み捜査 Meanings Noun (police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc. Kanji 聞 hear. Read as きく. 込 into. Read as こみ. 捜 search. Read as ソウ. 査 examine. Read as サ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists