捜索

• 読み: そうさく
• ローマ字: sousaku
• 漢字の分解: 捜 (sou) — to search, look for; 索 (saku) — to seek, trace
• 発音: /soː.sa.kɯ/

意味

Search; manhunt. An organised effort to find someone or something missing.

A する verb (捜索する) used primarily for formal, organised searches conducted by police, rescue teams, or authorities. Distinct from 探す (casual searching for lost items) and 検索 (searching data or information). Commonly appears in news reports about missing persons, criminal investigations, and disaster rescue operations.

例文

1. 警察は行方不明者の捜索を続けている。
2. 山岳地帯で大規模な捜索活動が行われた。
3. 裁判所の令状なしに家宅捜索はできない。

使い方ガイド

場面: law enforcement, news reporting, rescue operations

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 捜 (sou, to search/look for) + 索 (saku, to search/seek). Both characters carry the meaning of searching, with 索 adding the nuance of tracing or following a lead.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal