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探し求める (さがしもとめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

探さがし求もとめる

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

search for; seek; look for

Emphasizes an earnest, often prolonged search for something desired or needed. Stronger than 探す alone.

彼かれは長なが年ねん、真しん実じつを探さがし求もとめてきた。
He has been searching for the truth for many years.

新あたら

しい

住す

まい

を

探さが

し

求もと

め

て

いる

。

I am looking for a new place to live.

Written forms

探さがし求もとめるUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling; 探す (to search) + 求める (to seek).
捜さがし求もとめるUsage19%
Variant using 捜す, which often implies searching for a missing person or object.
探さがしもとめるUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
さがしもとめるUsage3%

Kanji

探grope, search, look for
求request, want, wish for
捜search, look for, locate

Similar words

探さがす
探す is a general verb for 'to look for'; 探し求める adds a nuance of earnest, sometimes desperate seeking.
求もとめる
求める means 'to seek' or 'to request'; 探し求める combines physical searching with strong desire.

Etymology

Compound of 探し (continuative form of 探す 'to search') + 求める 'to seek'.