検索 (けんさく) — looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

検索 is read けんさく and listed as a noun. Meaning: looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information).

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 検索.

  • 検問 けんもん inspection
  • 検挙 けんきょ arrest
  • 検察 けんさつ criminal investigation
  • 検査 けんさ inspection (e.g. customs, factory)
  • 検診 けんしん medical examination (for a specific condition or disease)
  • 検疫 けんえき quarantine
  • 検閲 けんえつ censorship
  • 検証 けんしょう verification
  • 検討 けんとう consideration
  • 再検討 さいけんとう re-examination
  • 思索 しさく speculation
  • 模索 もさく groping (for)