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jmdict 1593670 Active (id: 2076216)
探す [ichi1,news1,nf16] 捜す [ichi1,news2,nf36]
さがす [ichi1,news1,nf16]
1. [v5s,vt]
《esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost》
▶ to search for
▶ to look for
▶ to hunt for
▶ to seek
2. [v5s,vt]
▶ to search (a house, pocket, etc.)
▶ to search through
▶ to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
▶ to fish around

Conjugations


History:
9. A 2020-07-26 22:01:05  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Reindexed the sentences. Almost all of them were sense 1.
8. A 2020-07-26 05:47:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I suspect the sentence indices are in a bit of a mess.
7. A* 2020-07-25 13:04:00  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, meikyo, gg5, prog
  Comments:
None of the kokugos split the senses according to kanji. I think this split is more helpful. Meikyo notes that the distinction between 探す and 捜す often isn't observed.
  Diff:
@@ -25,2 +25,2 @@
-<s_inf>esp. 探す</s_inf>
-<gloss>to search (for something desired, needed)</gloss>
+<s_inf>esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost</s_inf>
+<gloss>to search for</gloss>
@@ -27,0 +28 @@
+<gloss>to hunt for</gloss>
@@ -29 +29,0 @@
-<gloss>to hunt for</gloss>
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@
-<s_inf>esp. 捜す</s_inf>
-<gloss>to search (for something lost)</gloss>
-<gloss>to seek (a suspect in a crime)</gloss>
+<gloss>to search (a house, pocket, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to search through</gloss>
+<gloss>to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)</gloss>
+<gloss>to fish around</gloss>
6. A 2020-07-24 12:18:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2020-07-24 11:47:24  Frazer Robinson <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
wisdom
  Diff:
@@ -27,0 +28,2 @@
+<gloss>to seek</gloss>
+<gloss>to hunt for</gloss>
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