noun

  1. (criminal) investigation headquarters.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
捜査本部 そうさほんぶ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
section, bureau, dept
ブ ふ -べ (3rd, N3)
to spit out
トウ
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
capital city, おおざる, (邑 variant)