捜す
さがす
sagasu
VocabularyLevel 61 - JLPT N2

Meaning

to search (for something lost)

to seek · to look for

Signification

chercher (quelque chose de perdu)

chercher · chercher

Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The word 捜す (さがす) means 'to search'. Think of each kanji component contributing to the overall meaning of to search.

Example Sentences

なくした財布を必死に捜した。

なくした さいふを ひっしに さがした。

I desperately searched for the wallet I had lost.

J'ai cherché désespérément le portefeuille que j'avais perdu.

警察が行方不明者を捜しています。

けいさつが ゆくえふめいしゃを さがして います。

The police are searching for the missing person.

La police recherche la personne disparue.

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