Vocab Info

N3 Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

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

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Noun, する-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.

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      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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