JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 索: "cord, rope, searching"
The kanji 索 means "cord, rope, searching, inquiring". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サク in on'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)
サク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | cord, rope, searching, inquiring |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1127 of 2,501 |
Common words with 索
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 捜索search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt · legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
- 探索search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research
- 検索looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
- 詮索inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation
- 模索groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
- 索敵searching for the enemy
- 思索speculation; thinking; meditation
- 捜索隊search party
- 索rope; cord
- 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)
- 索counter for bamboo tiles
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