search

(handleft) + (humbly say/god radical) + (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
(search) + (inspect) = 捜査 (criminal investigation)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
deep WATER
look for HANDS
gather NEST
search FREEDOM
instruct RECIEVE

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

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探    捜