Lingaku探す【さがす】
Frequency rank: 598. – 599.
- to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seekesp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost
- to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 探す【さがす】Frequency rank: 598. – 599.
- 捜す【さがす】Frequency rank: 10,973. – 10,996.
- さがすFrequency rank: 20,239. – 20,326.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] seeks [Information]
[Person] searches for [Person]
[Person] searches for [Experience]
[Person] searches for [Idea]
The artist searches for inspiration
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek
- to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around
This meaning is used when someone is trying to find something that is lost or desired. It can refer to looking for physical objects or information.
I am looking for my keys.
This meaning refers to the act of looking through a specific location or container to find something, often implying a more thorough or detailed search.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さがす探すことthe act of searchingなんか何かをさがす探すto search for somethingせっきょくてき積極的にさがす探すto actively seekじかんをかけて時間をかけてさがす探すto take time to look forかくされた隠されたものをさがす探すto search for something hiddenもの物をさがす探すto look for an itemじょうほう情報をさがす探すto search for informationさがす探すのをやめるto stop searchingひっし必死にさがす探すto search desperatelyゆうじん友人をさがす探すto look for a friendひたすらさがす探すto search tirelesslyてがかり手がかりをさがす探すto look for cluesきんじょ近所をさがす探すto search in the neighborhood
Generated related terms (experimental)
さがす探す【さがす】
To search for something, to look for, or to seek; often implies an active effort to find.
さがす捜す【さがす】
To search for something, often used in the context of searching for a missing person or object; implies a more thorough search.
The police are searching for missing persons.
みつける見つける【みつける】
To find something; often implies a successful search result.
To confirm, check, or verify something; not necessarily searching but involves finding out information.
たんさく探索【たんさく】
To explore or investigate; often used in the context of searching an area or place in a detailed manner.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- なんか何かをみつけよう見つけようとしてさまざまなばしょ場所をしらべて調べてまわる回る．.
- きごう（もくてきご目的語となっているたいしょう対象をみつけよう見つけようとするきごう）
- どこにあるかわからないものやどこにいるかわからないひと人などをみつけだそう見つけ出そうとどりょく努力する．.
- きごう（ものきごう）
- きごう（ひと人きごう）
- きごう（たてもの建物・ばしょ場所きごう）
- はつわ発話のじてん時点でわしゃ話者がしょゆう所有していないものをあらた新たにてにいれよう手に入れようとするなどのもくてき目的のために、いくつかのこうほ候補やいってい一定のはんい範囲のなか中からじょうけん条件にあう合うものをさぐりだそう出そうとする．.
- かじ火事でいえ家をやけだされてしまった焼け出されてしまった．.ひっし必死のおもいで思いでしんきょ新居をさがしたが探したが、みつからなかった見つからなかった．.
- だいがく大学じゅけん受験のためのいいよびこう予備校をさがしている探している．.
- しごと仕事をさがす探す
- あらをさがすあらを探す
- きごう（もくてきご目的語となっているばしょ場所をしらべ調べ、そこにそんざい存在するかのう可能せい性のあるなん何らかのたいしょう対象をみつけよう見つけようとするきごう）
Example sentences
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I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.
I'm looking for a school where I can paint portraits.
It would only take 100 or 500 yen coins, so I search for change but don't find any.
Even walking till my legs turned to lead I couldn't find one that I liked.
I searched at the pub for the person I had met online, but there was nobody who looked like that.
I'm looking for a coat. I'm short so the length should be on the short side, and as refined a design as possible.
Heck, with oboe players there are those who, rather than search for a reed that suits them, find it faster to make their own.
The lovers roamed around the fields in search of wild berries.
It is not true that both of the parents tried hard in search of their daughter.