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捜索隊 (そうさくたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

捜そう索さく隊たい

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Meanings

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search party

A group organized to search for missing persons, lost items, or disaster victims. Often used in news reports and formal announcements.

警けい察さつは山やまに捜そう索さく隊たいを派は遣けんした。
The police dispatched a search party to the mountain.

遭そう難なん者しゃのために捜そう索さく隊たいが結けっ成せいされた。

A search party was formed for the missing person.

Kanji

捜search, look for, locate
索cord, rope, searching
隊regiment, party, company

Related words

捜そう索さく
捜索 means 'search' as an action or process, while 捜索隊 refers specifically to the organized group of people conducting the search.
救きゅう助じょ隊たい
救助隊 is a rescue team focused on saving lives, whereas 捜索隊 is primarily a search team that may or may not perform rescue operations.

Built from

捜そう索さく+隊たい

Etymology

Compound of 捜索 (search) + 隊 (party, squad). The kanji 捜 means 'search', 索 means 'rope' or 'search', and 隊 means 'group' or 'corps'.