This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソウ、シュ、シュウ、さが.す
Romaji: sou, shu, shū, saga.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

search, look for, locate

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  592
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  sou1
Unicode:  635c
JIS:  415C

Indexes

Halpern Index: 432
Nelson Index: 1917
New Nelson Index: 2168
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c7.5
Four Corner Index: 5504.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1516
Gakken Index: 701
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12179P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0252
Remembering the kanji Index: 1120
Kanji Flashcards Index: 572
Kodansha Compact Index: 893
Kanji in Context Index: 1475
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 318
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 389
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1129
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1201
Essential Kanji Index: 1432
Kodansha Kanji Index: 516
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1367
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1339

Words

捜査 (そうさ)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
特捜 (とくそう)
special investigation
科捜研 (かそうけん)
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
捜し当てる (さがしあてる)
to find out; to discover; to detect
聞き込み捜査 (ききこみそうさ)
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
捜索 (そうさく)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation
探す (さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
連邦捜査局 (れんぽうそうさきょく)
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
捜し物 (さがしもの)
object being sought
博捜 (はくそう)
searching far and wide
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