noun

  1. open criminal investigation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
公開捜査 こうかいそうさ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
open, unfold, unseal
カイ ひら.く あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
search, look for, locate
さが.す ソウ シュ (Early High School, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
old person
ソウ シュウ おきな (Kentei 1)
clasping hands
left hand
snout, hand
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
investigate
 (5th, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ ショ ソ (Early High School, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)