探さがし出だす

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

track down; locate; find out; ferret out

Emphasizes the effort of searching until something is found; often used for people, information, or hard-to-find items. Stronger than 見つける, implying a deliberate search.

警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを探さがし出だした。
The police tracked down the suspect.

彼かれはインターネットで必ひつ要ような情じょう報ほうを探さがし出だした。

He ferreted out the necessary information on the internet.

図と書しょ館かんでその本ほんを探さがし出だすのに苦く労ろうした。

I had trouble locating that book in the library.

Written forms

探さがし出だすUsage60%
Standard kanji spelling using 探 (search, look for).
捜さがし出だすUsage18%
Variant using 捜 (search, especially for a missing person or thing). Both kanji are used, but 探し出す is more common.
探さがしだすUsage11%
Partial kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
さがしだすUsage5%
さがし出だすUsage4%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used when the kanji choice is not important.
捜さがしだすUsage3%
Rare partial kana variant with 捜.

Kanji

探grope, search, look for
出exit, leave, go out
捜search, look for, locate

Similar words

見みつける
見つける means 'to find' or 'to discover,' often with less emphasis on the search effort. 探し出す implies a more active, determined search until the target is found.
捜さがす
捜す is the base verb 'to search for.' 探し出す adds the nuance of successfully finding after searching.

Etymology

Compound of 探し (continuative form of 探す 'to search') + 出す 'to take out, to bring out,' yielding the meaning 'to search out.'