家宅捜査

Reading

Kana: かたくそうさ

Romaji: katakusousa

Definition

noun

1

premises search; household search

Note: colloquialism

See also: 家宅捜索

Kanji

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

宅

Reading: タク

Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband

捜

Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 シュウ、 さが.す

Meanings: search, look for, locate

査

Reading: サ

Meaning: investigate

Example Sentence

警察(けいさつ)は家宅(かたく)捜査(そうさ)をし２キロのヘロインを押収(おうしゅう)した。

➥The police searched the house and seized 2 kilograms of heroin.