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10-10-2011, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by hitotsz View Post
さがし‐だ•す【捜し出す・探し出す】

What's the difference between the two different ways of writing it?
捜し出す = to find what/who has been missing, such as your missing dog, missing father, a crime suspect, etc. Finding the irreplaceable.

探し出す = to find what/who you have been looking for, such as your ideal home, your ideal boyfriend, someone with the right qualifications to work for you, etc. Finding the replaceable.


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