Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

捜索(そうさく)search (esp. for someone or something missing), investigation

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

      Law

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    捜索 【そうさく】

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    Examples

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      (やま)行方(ゆくえ)不明(ふめい)になった(ろう)夫婦(ふうふ)捜索(そうさく)をする。

      We are conducting a search for an elderly couple who went missing in the mountains.

      • N3

      息子(むすこ)(かえ)ってこないので捜索(そうさく)(ねが)いを()しました。

      We have filed a search request as our son has not returned.

      • N3

      天候(てんこう)急変(きゅうへん)したため、捜索(そうさく)一時(いちじ)中断(ちゅうだん)される(こと)となりました。

      The search has been temporarily suspended due to a sudden change in weather.

      • N3

      何度(なんど)(さが)しても脱走(だっそう)した(ねこ)()つからないので捜索(そうさく)範囲(はんい)(ひろ)げる(こと)にした。

      Since we couldn't find the escaped cat no matter how many times we searched, we have decided to expand the search area.

      • N3

      検察(けんさつ)賄賂(わいろ)汚職(おしょく)事件(じけん)(かか)わった議員(ぎいん)家宅(かたく)捜索(そうさく)(はい)(こと)にしたそうです。

      The prosecution has decided to carry out a search of the homes of the politicians involved in bribery and corruption cases.

      • N2
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