探す

Meanings

1. to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek
2. to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around

Part of speech: godan verb (す), transitive

Kanji

• 探

  Meanings

  grope, search, look for

  On reading

  タン

  Kun reading

  さぐ.る、さが.す

  Strokes

  11

Example sentences

• 私は寝る場所を探した。

  I looked for a place in which to sleep.

  Tatoeba #155776 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 警察は行方不明の少年を捜した。

  The police searched for the lost boy.

  Tatoeba #176188 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 鍵を求めて机の中を捜した。

  I searched the drawer for the key.

  Tatoeba #175060 · CC BY 2.0 FR