01
検索
けんさく
search
Meanings
- cord
- rope
- searching
- inquiring
Readings
Onyomi
- サク
Kunyomi
- N/A
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Useful words
02
探索
たんさく
exploration
03
模索
もさく
searching for a way
04
索引
さくいん
index
05
捜索
そうさく
search (for a person)
06
思索
しさく
deep thought
Compare Kanji
01糸Component88%threadThe thread part at the bottom of 索 explains the rope side of the kanji.02縄Meaning84%straw rope, cordRope meaning makes 縄 a direct partner, with 索 more abstract and search-related too.03綱Meaning78%hawser, class (genus)綱 is a cord or rope too, but often feels thicker or stronger than 索.04探Meaning82%grope, searchThe search meaning of 索 pairs naturally with 探, the active act of looking for something.05捜Meaning80%search, look for捜 is another searching kanji, focused more on investigation than rope.06求Meaning68%request, want求 gives the wish or request side of seeking, softer than the hunt in 索.