Kanji

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.

索敵 さくてき
部隊は森の中で慎重に索敵を続けた。

The unit continued searching carefully for enemies in the forest.

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

searching for enemy forces; reconnaissance for enemies

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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