捜索 (Sousaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt, legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbsearch (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt
- noun, suru verb, transitive verblegally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
Examples
事故の原因はまだ捜索中だ。
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
警察はその家を徹底的に捜索した。
The police thoroughly searched the house.
彼は行方不明の母の捜索に着手した。
He set out to find his lost mother.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).