► 動詞
探す [さがす] meaning: look for rank: 1
☆ 彼女は新しい仕事を探している ⇨ She’s looking for a new job
☆ 私は鍵を探している ⇨ I’m looking for my keys
漁る [あさる] meaning: look for rank: 2
☆ 野良猫が残飯を漁っている ⇨ Feral cats are scavenging discarded food (☛ Scavenge, scour for anything usable)
☆ 私はありとあらゆる文献を読み漁った ⇨ I read every articles I can find about it (☛ Scavenge, scour for anything usable. Comes after 連用形 of another verb)
窺う [うかがう] meaning: look for rank: 2
☆ 我々は敵の不意をつく機会を窺っている ⇨ We are looking for the opportunity to catch the enemy off guard (☛ Look for while trying not to be noticed)
検索 [けんさく] [検索する] meaning: look for rank: 2
☆ 彼はデータベースを検索した ⇨ He searched the database (☛ Look for information in some kind of database)
☆ 彼は情報をインターネットで検索した ⇨ He searched for the information on Internet (☛ Look for information in some kind of database)
探し回る [(5)さがしまわる] meaning: look for rank: 2
☆ 彼女は迷子の犬を探し回った ⇨ She looked everywhere for her lost dog (☛ Go around everywhere looking for something)
探る [さぐる] [liter] meaning: look for rank: 2
☆ 私達は解決法を探っている ⇨ We are searching, investigating, for a solution (☛ Look for something that may or may not exist, with a lot of effort)
捜索 [そうさく] [捜索する] meaning: look for rank: 3
☆ 警察は容疑者の自宅を捜索した ⇨ The police searched the house of the suspect (☛ Look for criminal evidence)
☆ 大勢の人が行方不明の子供を捜索した ⇨ Many people searched for the missing child (☛ Look for missing people)
探求 [たんきゅう] [探求する] [liter] meaning: look for rank: 3
☆ 真実を探求する ⇨ Search for the truth
模索 [もさく] [模索する] [liter] meaning: look for rank: 3
☆ 私達は解決策を模索している ⇨ We’re searching for a solution (☛ Look for something that may or may not exist, with trial and error)
洗い出す [(4)あらいだす] meaning: look for rank: 4
☆ 警察は似たような前科の有る者を洗い出している ⇨ The police is listing up people with histories of similar crime (☛ Search systematically and list up)
尋ねる [(3)たずねる] [liter] meaning: look for rank: 4
☆ 少年は母を尋ねて旅をした ⇨ A boy traveled looking for his mother
物色 [ぶっしょく] [物色する] meaning: look for rank: 4
☆ 怪しい男が人の荷物を物色していた ⇨ A suspicious man was rummaging through other people’s stuff (☛ Examine one by one. Often disapproving)
► 名詞
捜し物 [さがしもの] [liter] meaning: look for rank: 3
☆ 捜し物は見つかりましたか？ ⇨ Have you found what you’ve been looking for?
捜索 [そうさく] meaning: look for rank: 3
☆ 行方不明者の捜索は打ち切られた ⇨ The search for the missing people has been canceled (☛ Look for missing people)
☆ 警察が家宅捜索を行った ⇨ The police searched the house (☛ Search and seizure based on the criminal law)
探求 [たんきゅう] [liter] meaning: look for rank: 3
☆ 真実の探求 ⇨ An extensive search for the truth
手探り [(3)てさぐり] meaning: look for rank: 3
☆ 私達は解決策を手探りで模索した ⇨ We searched for a solution without any leads (☛ Literally “feel with hand”. Look, grope, for something with difficulty)
模索 [もさく] [liter] meaning: look for rank: 3
☆ 彼等は新技術の模索を続けている ⇨ They keep looking for new technology through trial and error (☛ Look for something that may or may not exist, with trial and error)
洗い出し [あらいだし] meaning: look for rank: 4
☆ (☛ Search systematically and list up)
ガサ入れ [がさいれ] [coll] meaning: look for rank: 4
☆ 警察が暴力団事務所をガサ入れした ⇨ Police searched the yakuza office (☛ Police raid and search. “ガサ” is a reverse of さがす)
求道 [きゅうどう] [求道する] [liter] meaning: look for rank: 4
☆ 彼は料理の求道者だ (きゅうどうしゃ) ⇨ He is a seeker of the ultimate art of cooking (☛ Seeking of the religious or other truths. Also pronounced ぐどう)