宝探し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たから
Grade: 6
さが
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
寶探し (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (takara, treasure) +‎ 探し (sagashi, search).

Noun

(たから)(さが) • (takarasagashi

  1. treasure hunt
    • 2015 September 21, Daniel Morales, “When translation gets tough, bow to the ‘Green Goddess’”, in The Japan Times[1] (in English), retrieved 11 April 2023:
      My best advice for translators is to consider looking up definitions as a sort of takarasagashi (宝探し, treasure hunt).