JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 捜: "search, look for, locate"
The kanji 捜 means "search, look for, locate". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ソウ, シュ, シュウ in on'yomi and さが.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウシュシュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さが.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | search, look for, locate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 592 of 2,501 |
Common words with 捜
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 捜査search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
- 捜索search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt · legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
- 捜査官(police) investigator
- 捜査員investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
- 捜索隊search party
- 捜査本部(criminal) investigation headquarters
- 捜索願request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
- 家宅捜索house search (e.g. by the police)
- 特捜special investigation
- 強制捜査compulsory investigation; compulsory search
- 犯罪捜査criminal investigation
- 科捜研forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
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