捜 search

(handleft) + 申 (humbly say/god radical) + 又 (again/crotch radical)
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

SOU

SO many people search for love, SO few find it.

Mnemonic

"That's the hand of God searching for your crotch." At least that's what Father Flannagan told you.

Kunyomi

さが*す search for something you lost (carkeys, sanity) or cops searching for a criminal.
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

捜査(そうさ)

criminal investigation ★★☆☆☆ NP
捜 (search) + 査 (inspect) = 捜査 (criminal investigation)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
深 deep WATER 水
探 look for HANDS 手
採 gather NEST
捜 search FREEDOM 由
授 instruct RECIEVE 受

The merman lives in the deep WATER.

You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.

You search for FREEDOM.

You RECEIVE instruction.

Synonyms

search for
探    捜