Sagasu (さがす - Searching)

Sagasu

The most common Japanese verb meaning "to search" is 'sagasu' (さがす), but it has two notation ways by using different kanji, 探す and 捜す.

These two kanji are basically used as follows:

Use 探す when you search for what you want to get or see.

Use 捜す when you search for what you lost, what you cannot see, or someone who was missing.

For example, 探す is used when you want to find a job or hunt for treasure, whereas 捜す is used when you want to find a lost wallet or a missing person.

さがす

"To search" に対応する最も一般的な日本語の動詞は「さがす」ですが、この言葉には「探す」と「捜す」の二つの漢字があります。

これら二つの漢字表記は、基本的に以下のように使い分けます。

「欲しいもの」や「目にしたいもの・人」を見つけたいときは、「探す」を使います。

「無くしたもの」や「見えなくなったもの」、「居なくなった人」を見つけたいときは「捜す」を使います。

例えば、職業や宝物を見つけたい場合は「探す」、無くした財布や行方不明になった人を見つけたいときは「捜す」を使います。

• The most common Japanese verb meaning "to search" is 'sagasu' (さがす), but it has two notation ways by using different kanji, 探す and 捜す.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• These two kanji are basically used as follows:
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Use 探す when you search for what you want to get or see.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Use 捜す when you search for what you lost, what you cannot see, or someone who was missing.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• For example, 探す is used when you want to find a job or hunt for treasure, whereas 捜す is used when you want to find a lost wallet or a missing person.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Sagasu (さがす - Searching)
• Sagasu (さがす - To search)

  The infinitive is possibly better in this context

• Sagasu
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• The most common Japanese verb meaning "to search" is 'sagasu' (さがす), but it has two notation ways by using different kanji, 探す and 捜す.
• The most common Japanese verb meaning "to search" is 'sagasu' (さがす), but it can be written by using two different kanji, 探す and 捜す.

• These two kanji are basically used as follows:
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Use 探す when you search for what you want to get or see.
• Use 探す when you search for something you want to get or see.

• Use 捜す when you search for what you lost, what you cannot see, or someone who was missing.
• Use 捜す when you search for something you have lost, something you cannot see, or someone who has been missing.

  He was missing => In the past, now he's not missing any more. He has been missing => He's still missing now.

• For example, 探す is used when you want to find a job or hunt for treasure, whereas 捜す is used when you want to find a lost wallet or a missing person.
• For example, 探す is used when you want to find a job or hunt for a treasure, whereas 捜す is used when you want to find a lost wallet or a missing person.