Meaning of 探す in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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探す, 捜すJLPT 4
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Kana Readingさがす
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Romajisagasu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `su` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to search (for something desired, needed); to look for
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Example Sentences
探す, 捜す, さがす used in context
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This is what I was looking for! he exclaimed.
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I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.
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I'm looking for a school where I can paint portraits.
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１００円玉か５００円玉しか使えないので私は小銭を探したが見当たらない。
It would only take 100 or 500 yen coins, so I search for change but don't find any.
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Even walking till my legs turned to lead I couldn't find one that I liked.
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チャットルームで知り合った人をパブで探したが、それっぽい人はいなかった。
I searched at the pub for the person I had met online, but there was nobody who looked like that.
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