# 捜 — search for; investigate

捜 means “search for; investigate”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: さが(す) (sagasu). You'll see it in words such as 捜す (sagasu, “to search for; to look for”).

- Meaning: search for; investigate
- On'yomi: ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: さが(す) (sagasu)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Law & order 1

## How to remember 捜

Parts: 扌 hand · 申 lightning · 又 hand; again

## Words with 捜

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 捜す | さがす (sagasu) | to search for; to look for |

## Don't confuse it with

[押](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/push/) · [抽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw-out/) · [挿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/insert/) · [神](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/god/)

## More in the “Law & order 1” set

[捜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/search-for/) · [責](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/blame/) · [禁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/forbid/) · [許](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/permit/) · [署](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/police-station/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/search-for/. Last updated 2026-11-01.