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    捜そう索さく

    search (esp. for someone or something missing)

    N1KMT5News #5+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab20 strokes

    そうさく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt
    2.
    legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
    law

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    警けい察さつが行ゆく方え不ふめ明いの子こ供どもを捜そう索さくしている。

    The police are searching for the missing child.

    KMT4Politics & LawDaily Life
    山やまで遭そう難なんした人ひとを捜そう索さくするために、多おおくの人ひとが集あつまった。

    Many people gathered to search for the person who got lost in the mountains.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃの車くるまを徹て底って的いに捜そう索さくした。

    The police thoroughly searched the suspect's car.

    KMT5Politics & LawDaily Life
    政せい府ふはテロリストの隠かくれ家がを捜そう索さくするよう命めいじた。

    The government ordered a search for the terrorist's hideout.

    KMT6Politics & LawMilitary
    裁さい判ばん所しょの令れい状じょうに基もとづいて、家か宅たく捜そう索さくが行おこなわれた。

    A house search was conducted based on a court warrant.

    KMT7Politics & Lawlaw

    Kanji that make up this word

    捜
    さが.す…(3)
    search・look for・locate
    索
    cord・rope・searching・inquiring
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