捜 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ソウ・シュ
- Kun
- さが(す)
- Meaning
- search for
Origin
扌 "hand" with 叜 "searching a house": to search by hand — to look for.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソウ | 捜索・捜査 |
|---|---|
| さがす | 捜す Compare: 探す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 捜すさがす
to search for
- 捜査そうさ
investigation
Example
警察が行方不明の人を捜している。
The police are searching for the missing person.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)