Kanji
N2 10 strokes Grade 8 freq #592

search, look for, locate

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

hand te

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation
special investigation
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt
search party
(police) investigator
searcher; seeker
Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations
undercover police; undercover cop
Fourth Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating organized crime and the yakuza
Third Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating theft, burglary, shoplifting, etc.

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry
Federal Bureau of Investigation (USA); FBI
Odoru Daisōsasen (1997 TV drama)
undercover investigator
search for corroborative evidence
controlled delivery; arm's-length surveillance
police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site

Example sentences

I don't want the investigation to burn out.

The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.

The investigator left no stone unturned in his search for evidence. When he left the place, it was in an utter mess.

A hunt is on for the runaway.