検索

けんさく · kensaku · JLPT N3 · noun

search

🔍 検索 = inspect (検) + rope/search (索): examine and track down

検 means examine, as in 検査 (inspection). 索 is a rope, and by extension pulling a line to find something, as in 捜索 (manhunt). Sound hook: ken-saku, as in Ken sacks the files hunting for one page.

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