To Search For
To Seek
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means search so the verb vocab version is to search for or to seek.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You're searching all around for a "sagger" (さが) on your body. This is a flap of skin that is sagging on your body really far, and you probably should get it removed.
祖母を捜しているんです。アルツハイマーがあって、昨日から家に帰ってないんです。
I’m searching for my grandmother. She has Alzheimer's and hasn’t come home since yesterday.