1) 探さがす #399 Inflections of 探す Class Godan verb Stem Inflected ending ✕ Link copied! Common さがす [0] Meaning Shirabe ① Godan verb Transitive verb to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost 私わたくしは寝ねる場所ばしょを探さがした。 I looked for a place in which to sleep. ② Godan verb Transitive verb to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around 鍵かぎを求もとめて机つくえの中なかを捜さがした。 I searched the drawer for the key. Kanji 始 シ commence, begin Forms 探す#399探さがす捜す#1,017捜さがすさがすさがす