noun

  1. searching for someone, search for a missing person.
  2. searching for a (job) candidate, recruitment, scouting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
人探し ひとさがし
 
人捜し ひとさがし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
grope, search, look for
さが.す タン さぐ.る (6th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
deep
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)