| Kanji | 捜 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ソウ、シュ、シュウ |
| Kunyomi | さが.す |
| English | search, look for, locate |
| Examples | 捜査(そうさ): search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry 捜索(そうさく): search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 592 |
| Components | 手: hand 叟: old person |
| Number of Strokes | 10 |
| Kanji Radical | 手 |
| Radical Number | 64 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | て・てへん |
| Traditional Form | 搜 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | search |
| Koohii Story 1 | The monkey searches around with his fingers for his crotch. |
| Koohii Story 2 | If you are familiar with the Monkey legends (西遊記 Journey to the West) there is a good image for this character: While searching for the end of the universe, monkey reaches to his crotch and urinates on Buddha´s fingers. (Update: new link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXFppaKLL4). |
| RTK Index (new) | 1201 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq501-750
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