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    3. 捜査

    捜査

    捜そう査さ

    search (esp. in criminal investigations)

    N1KMT2News #1+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, ParticlePolitics & LawKanji Vocab19 strokes

    そうさ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Particle

    1.
    search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry

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    警けい察さつが事じ件けんを捜そう査さしています。

    The police are investigating the case.

    KMT2Politics & LawDaily Life
    その詐さ欺ぎ事じ件けんは現げん在ざいも捜そう査さ中ちゅうだ。

    That fraud case is still under investigation.

    KMT2Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    検けん察さつは汚お職しょくの疑うたがいで政せい治じ家かの捜そう査さを開かい始しした。

    The public prosecutor's office began an investigation into the politician on suspicion of corruption.

    KMT4Politics & LawWork & Career
    科か学がく捜そう査さによって、犯はん人にんの特とく定ていが進すすめられた。

    The identification of the culprit was advanced through forensic investigation.

    KMT4Politics & LawScience & Math
    国こく際さい的てきな組そ織しき犯はん罪ざいの捜そう査さには、各かっ国こく間かんの協きょう力りょくが不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    International cooperation is essential for investigating transnational organized crime.

    KMT5Politics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    捜
    さが.す…(3)
    search・look for・locate
    査
    investigate
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