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“To hunt for” in Japanese

Short answer

探す sagasu さがす

To hunt for in Japanese is “探す” (sagasu). Full meaning: to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around.

Other ways to say “To hunt for” in Japanese

漁る asaru to fish; to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look through, to rummage through; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.), to binge 捜る sagaseru to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around 探がす sagasu to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around 探せる sagaseru to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around 捜せる sagaseru to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around さがす sagasu to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around さがせる sagaseru to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around 捜す sagasu to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around さがさ sagasa to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around さがし sagashi to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek; to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around 漁れる asareru to fish; to look for, to search for, to hunt for, to scavenge, to scrounge, to look through, to rummage through; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.), to binge

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