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捜査 (sousa) Japanese meaning: criminal investigation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 捜査する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 捜そう 査さ する 捜そう 査さ しない Polite 捜そう 査さ します 捜そう 査さ しません Past polite 捜そう 査さ しました 捜そう 査さ しませんでした Past 捜そう 査さ した 捜そう 査さ しなかった Te-form 捜そう 査さ して 捜そう 査さ しないで Desire 捜そう 査さ したい 捜そう 査さ したくない Potential 捜そう 査さ できる 捜そう 査さ できない Passive 捜そう 査さ される 捜そう 査さ されない Causative 捜そう 査さ させる 捜そう 査さ させない Causative passive 捜そう 査さ させられる 捜そう 査さ させられない Volitional 捜そう 査さ しよう Polite volitional 捜そう 査さ しましょう Imperative 捜そう 査さ しろ 捜そう 査さ するな Conditional 捜そう 査さ すれば 捜そう 査さ しなければ Tara conditional 捜そう 査さ したら 捜そう 査さ しなかったら
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警けい
察さつ
が
事じ
件けん
を
捜そう
査さ
し
て
いる
。
The police are investigating the case.
As a result of the investigation, a suspect was arrested.
The new evidence greatly advanced the investigation.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 捜そう 査さ する to investigate a case/incident
The police are investigating the case.
捜そう 査さ を 進すす める to advance/proceed with an investigation
The detectives carefully proceeded with the investigation.
捜そう 査さ が 始はじ まる for an investigation to begin
The investigation into the murder case has begun.
捜そう 査さ に 協きょう 力りょく する to cooperate with an investigation
The witness cooperated with the police investigation.
捜そう 査さ の 対たい 象しょう になる to become the subject/target of an investigation
The company became the target of an investigation for fraudulent trading.
Kanji 捜 search, look for, locate Related words· 9 調査 covers investigation or survey in general contexts like research and inspections, while 捜査 specifically means a criminal investigation by police or prosecutors.
取り調べ refers narrowly to questioning or interrogating a suspect or witness, whereas 捜査 is the whole investigative process that may include such questioning.
捜査 is the general term for a criminal investigation carried out by police, while 検察 specifically refers to the prosecutor's own investigative and prosecutorial function.
捜査 is the general word for a police investigation, while 特捜 refers specifically to a special or high-priority investigation unit.
Show 5 more 捜査 is a formal, often official criminal investigation, while 内偵 stresses secret, discreet information-gathering before or without an open case.
捜査 is the modern term for a criminal investigation, replacing the now-dated use of 吟味 in that sense.
捜査 refers to a criminal investigation (gathering evidence, questioning suspects), while 捜索 refers to the physical act of searching a place or for a person.
捜査 is used specifically for police or criminal investigations, while 探査 is the term for scientific or technical probing of unknown areas.
Don't confuse with 捜索 means physically searching for a missing person, place, or piece of evidence, while 捜査 is the broader legal investigation into a crime, and the two share the kanji 捜 but differ in scope.
操作 (そうさ) means operating or manipulating something, while 捜査 (そうさ) — pronounced identically — means a criminal investigation.
Word family· 27 investigator; detective
police investigator; investigating officer
right to investigate; investigatory power
police dragnet; investigation network
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 捜 means 'search' and 査 means 'examine' or 'investigate'. The spelling directly reflects the idea of searching and examining in an investigation.
捜査する refers to police investigation of a crime scene or evidence, whereas 取り調べる specifically involves questioning a suspect or witness.
criminal investigation; investigative net
Show 5 more criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
criminal investigation squad; investigation team
voluntary investigation; consensual search
open criminal investigation
joint investigation
