Memory phrase for the Kanji: 捜

捜

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Meaning search, look for, seek, investigation

Pronunciation

SŌ
sagasu

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: say, talk 申 (A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when talking.), hand 又

Mnemonic
 
One hand tells the other hand to search.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌, 手, ヨ
申 to say, speak (polite)
又 handSeveral characters are used for hand: , 扌, 手, ヨ
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 Vocabulary

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

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