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捜す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
探す
BOOST
Reading : さがす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 180,953 which gives a rank of 236
探す is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 658,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 141 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2913
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
いくら
さが
しても
ぬす
まれた
あし
ありません
Even after searching extensively, the stolen leg couldn't be found.
わたし
ペン
さが
しています

I'm looking for my pen.
その
けいさつ
警察
さが
している

The police are searching.
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捜す
BOOST
Reading : さがす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 158,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4016 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17807
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 36 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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さがす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 39,400,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 16 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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タン   さぐ to grope for   さが to search for   
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hand
net in the tree
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net
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ソウ   さが to search   
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シン   もう to say   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
また again   
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