索
索 — Cord
cord, rope, searching, inquiring
On’yomiサク (saku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 索
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捜索 | そうさく sousaku | search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc. |
| 模索 | もさく mosaku | groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.) |
| 検索 | けんさく kensaku | looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information) |
| 索引 | さくいん sakuin | index (in a book) |
| 検索条件 | けんさくじょうけん kensakujouken | search criteria |
| 思索 | しさく shisaku | speculation; thinking; meditation |
Study notes
索 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1127 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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