Kanji

索

索

cord, rope, searching, inquiring

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サク

Nanori (Name Reading)

もと

Common Readings

サク

Example sentences

探索 たんさく
無人機 を 使って 、 洞窟 の 内部 を 探索 した 。

Used a drone to explore the inside of the cave.

未知 みち
未知 の 世界 を 探索 する の は 刺激的 だ 。

Exploring an unknown world is exciting.

捜索 そうさく
警察 は 山 で 大規模 な 捜索 を 行った

The police conducted a large-scale search in the mountains.

隊 たい
救助 隊 が 遭難 者 の 捜索 を 開始 した 。

The rescue team began the search for the missing person.

検索 けんさく
必要 な 情報 を インターネット で 検索した 。

I searched for the necessary information on the internet.

ネット ネット
ネット で 情報 を 検索 した 。

I searched for information on the internet.

詮索 せんさく
他人 の プライバシー を 詮索 する の は 良くない 。

It is not good to pry into other people's privacy.

私生活 しせいかつ
有名人 の 私生活 を 詮索 する の は よくない 。

It is not good to pry into the private lives of celebrities.

模索 もさく
我々 は 問題 の 解決策 を 模索 している 。

We are searching for a solution to the problem.

思索 しさく
哲学者 は 人生 の 意味 を 深く 思索 した

The philosopher deeply contemplated the meaning of life.

Example Vocabulary

探索

たんさく

search; exploration; investigation

捜索

そうさく

search; investigation; inquiry

検索

けんさく

search; lookup

詮索

せんさく

prying; inquiry; investigation; search

模索

もさく

groping; searching for; seeking

索敵

さくてき

思索

しさく

deep thought; contemplation; speculation

捜索隊

そうさくたい

索

さく

rope, cord, cable

捜索願

そうさくねがい

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