索
索·rope, cord, search for
- On-yomi
- サク
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検索 | けんさく | search, looking up |
| 索引 | さくいん | index (of a book) |
| 探索 | たんさく | search, exploration |
| 模索 | もさく | groping (for a way forward) |
Example sentences
店の名前を検索してみた。
みせのなまえをけんさくしてみた。
I searched for the shop's name.
巻末の索引を見てください。
かんまつのさくいんをみてください。
Please look at the index at the end of the book.
会社は新しい方法を模索している。
かいしゃはあたらしいほうほうをもさくしている。
The company is groping for a new approach.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 索 never stands alone as a word in modern Japanese
- Reading 索引 as さくひき — it is さくいん
Memory aid
Picture it
糸 (thread) at the bottom: a rope you follow hand over hand through the dark — which is exactly what searching is.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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