Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to track down, to locate, to find out, to smoke out, to ferret out, to chase up, to discover.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
探し出す さがしだす
 
 
捜し出す さがしだす
 
 
 
探しだす さがしだす
 
 
 
捜しだす さがしだす
 
 
 
 
さがし出す さがしだす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grope, search, look for
さが.す タン さぐ.る (6th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
deep
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
exit, leave, go out
で.る だ.す シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)