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捜

Kanji 捜: meaning "Search, Look For, Locate", readings, stroke order

The kanji 捜 means "Search, Look For, Locate". On'yomi: ソウ; kun'yomi: さがす. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Search, Look For, Locate
On'yomi
ソウ
Kun'yomi
さがす
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
搜 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 捜

  • 捜査 そうさ — search (esp. in criminal investigations, investigation)
  • 捜す さがす — to search, to seek, to look for
  • 捜索 そうさく — search (esp. for someone or something missing, investigation)

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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