JLPT N2 · Verb

捜す (sagasu)

捜す (さがす, sagasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to search for; to look for”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さがす
Romaji: sagasu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek · godan verb, transitive · esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost
to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私は寝る場所を探した。

I looked for a place in which to sleep.

Tatoeba #155776

警察は行方不明の少年を捜した。

The police searched for the lost boy.

Tatoeba #176188

鍵を求めて机の中を捜した。

I searched the drawer for the key.

Tatoeba #175060

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 捜す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	捜す	さがす sagasu
Polite (~masu)	捜します	さがします sagashimasu
Negative	捜さない	さがさない sagasanai
Polite negative	捜しません	さがしません sagashimasen
Past	捜した	さがした sagashita
Polite past	捜しました	さがしました sagashimashita
Negative past	捜さなかった	さがさなかった sagasanakatta
Te-form	捜して	さがして sagashite
Potential	捜せる	さがせる sagaseru
Passive	捜される	さがされる sagasareru
Causative	捜させる	さがさせる sagasaseru
Volitional	捜そう	さがそう sagasou
Imperative	捜せ	さがせ sagase
Conditional (~ba)	捜せば	さがせば sagaseba

Kanji in 捜す

捜

search, look for, locateソウ・シュ・さが.す · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 捜す.

捜査そうさsearch (esp. in criminal investigations)捜索そうさくsearch (esp. for someone or something missing)

Source: JMdict entry 1593670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.