To Look For
To Search For
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means look for and the verb version of the kanji is to look for.
Curious about the difference between 捜す and 探す? While there is some overlap between the two, 捜す is typically used in official, thorough searches for something or someone that is thought to concretely exist and has disappeared or cannot be easily found. In contrast, 探す can also be used for personal searches for things that one desires or is looking for.
You are looking for a sagger (さが) amongst the products you're shipping off overseas. The saggers are the boxes that have weird lumps sagging out of them, which means they broke and are getting things wet. So, find the saggers. Go to search for them, because they could ruin the whole shipment.
コンタクト、探すの手伝うよ！
I'll help you look for your contact lens!
ネットで安いホテルを探してみた。
I looked online for a cheap hotel.
10分探したリモコン、トースターの中にあった。
I looked for the remote for ten minutes. It was in the toaster.
三本足の犬がバーにやって来てこう言った。「俺の足を撃った男を探しているんだ。半分河豚で半分豆腐みたいな男なんだが。」
A three legged dog walked into a bar and said, "I'm searching for the man who shot my paw. He looks like half fugu and half tofu."