探す (sagasu)
探す (さがす, sagasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to search for; to look for”. It appears in JLPT N4 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 N4 (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
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 探す
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 | 探す | さがす sagasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 探します | さがします sagashimasu |
| Negative | 探さない | さがさない sagasanai |
| Polite negative | 探しません | さがしません sagashimasen |
| Past | 探した | さがした sagashita |
| Polite past | 探しました | さがしました sagashimashita |
| Negative past | 探さなかった | さがさなかった sagasanakatta |
| Te-form | 探して | さがして sagashite |
| Potential | 探せる | さがせる sagaseru |
| Passive | 探される | さがされる sagasareru |
| Causative | 探させる | さがさせる sagasaseru |
| Volitional | 探そう | さがそう sagasou |
| Imperative | 探せ | さがせ sagase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 探せば | さがせば sagaseba |
Kanji in 探す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 探す.
Source: JMdict entry 1593670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.