探さがし物もの

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Meanings

1

looking for something; searching for something

Refers to the act of searching for a lost or desired item. Often used in contexts like 探し物をする or 探し物が見つかる.

朝あさからずっと探さがし物ものをしている。
I've been looking for something since this morning.

2

object being sought; lost item

Refers to the thing one is looking for. Common in phrases like 探し物はこれですか？

探さがし物ものは見みつかりましたか？
Did you find what you were looking for?

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Usage patterns

探さがし物ものをするto look for something
部屋へやの中なかで探さがし物ものをしている。
I'm looking for something in my room.
探さがし物ものはこれですかasking if a particular item is the thing someone is looking for
探さがし物ものはこれですか？
Is this the thing you were looking for?
探さがし物ものが見みつかるfor the thing one is looking for to be found
やっと探さがし物ものが見みつかった。
I finally found what I was looking for.

Kanji

探grope, search, look for
物thing, object, matter
捜search, look for, locate

Related words

捜そう索さくN1sense 1
捜索 is a formal term for an organized search, often by police or authorities, whereas 探し物 is the everyday word for looking for a personal lost item.

Don't confuse with

忘わすれ物ものN4sense 2
忘れ物 is something you accidentally left behind, while 探し物 is something you are actively trying to find (which may or may not have been forgotten).

Built from

探さがす+物もの

Written forms

探さがし物ものUsage36%
Standard kanji spelling using 探 (search).
探さがしものUsage35%
search-only kanji form
さがしものUsage17%
Kana spelling, common in casual writing.
捜さがし物ものUsage5%
Alternate kanji spelling using 捜 (search), equally common.
さがし物ものUsage4%
search-only kanji form
捜さがしものUsage3%
search-only kanji form

Etymology

Compound of 探し (continuative form of 探す 'to search') + 物 (もの 'thing').