English–Japanese

“investigation” in Japanese

Japanese

Also調べ (shirabe)

Romajisōsa

警察は事件を捜査しています。kei satsu wa ji ken o sō sa shi te i ma su

The police are investigating the case.

“Investigation” in Japanese is 捜査 (sōsa).

Describes a focused search for facts and clues, especially to uncover what happened in a case.

その事件の捜査には、数日かかりました。so no ji ken no sō sa ni wa sū jitsu ka ka ri ma shi ta

The investigation into that case took several days.

捜査 (sōsa) is used for an official investigation, especially by police, rather than an ordinary search for a lost object.

shirabe

nouninvestigation

警察の調べが終わりました。kei satsu no shira be ga o wa ri ma shi ta

The police investigation is over.