diff --git a/bin/jadb.dart b/bin/jadb.dart
index c18f930..7ac2dfc 100644
--- a/bin/jadb.dart
+++ b/bin/jadb.dart
@@ -88,6 +88,41 @@ class QueryKanji extends Command {
   }
 }
 
+class QueryWord extends Command {
+  final name = "query-word";
+  final description = "Query the database for word data";
+
+  QueryWord() {
+    addLibsqliteArg(argParser);
+    addJadbArg(argParser);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> run() async {
+    if (argResults!.option('libsqlite') == null ||
+        !argResults!.wasParsed('jadb')) {
+      print(argParser.usage);
+      exit(64);
+    }
+
+    final db = await createDatabaseFactoryFfi(ffiInit: () {
+      open.overrideForAll(
+          () => DynamicLibrary.open(argResults!.option('libsqlite')!));
+    }).openDatabase(
+        Directory.current.uri.resolve(argResults!.option('jadb')!).path);
+
+    final result = await JaDBConnection(db).searchWord('かな');
+
+    if (result == null) {
+      print("Invalid search");
+    } else if (result.isEmpty) {
+      print("No matches");
+    } else {
+      print(JsonEncoder.withIndent('  ')
+          .convert(result.map((e) => e.toJson()).toList()));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
   final runner = CommandRunner(
     'jadb',
@@ -96,6 +131,7 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
 
   runner.addCommand(CreateDb());
   runner.addCommand(QueryKanji());
+  runner.addCommand(QueryWord());
 
   runner.run(args);
 }
diff --git a/lib/models/common/jlpt_level.dart b/lib/models/common/jlpt_level.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d1712f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/common/jlpt_level.dart
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+enum JlptLevel { none, n5, n4, n3, n2, n1 }
diff --git a/lib/models/jmdict/word_search_result.dart b/lib/models/jmdict/word_search_result.dart
index f7dbec1..1cd012b 100644
--- a/lib/models/jmdict/word_search_result.dart
+++ b/lib/models/jmdict/word_search_result.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 class WordSearchResult {
   // TODO: implement me
+
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => {};
 }
diff --git a/lib/search.dart b/lib/search.dart
index 2fe5713..8f88f56 100644
--- a/lib/search.dart
+++ b/lib/search.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:jadb/models/jmdict/word_search_result.dart';
 import 'package:jadb/models/kanjidic/kanji_search_result.dart';
 import 'package:jadb/models/radkfile/radicals_search_result.dart';
+import 'package:jadb/search/jmdict.dart';
 
 import 'package:jadb/search/kanji.dart';
 
@@ -14,11 +15,11 @@ class JaDBConnection {
   Future<KanjiSearchResult?> searchKanji(String kanji) async =>
       searchKanjiWithDbConnection(this._connection, kanji);
 
-  Future<RadicalsSearchResult> searchKanjiByRadicals(List<String> radicals) {
+  Future<RadicalsSearchResult> searchKanjiByRadicals(
+      List<String> radicals) async {
     throw UnimplementedError();
   }
 
-  Future<WordSearchResult> searchWord(String word) async {
-    throw UnimplementedError();
-  }
+  Future<List<WordSearchResult>?> searchWord(String word) async =>
+      searchWordWithDbConnection(this._connection, word);
 }
diff --git a/lib/search/jmdict.dart b/lib/search/jmdict.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f9fbc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/search/jmdict.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import 'package:jadb/models/jmdict/word_search_result.dart';
+import 'package:sqflite_common/sqlite_api.dart';
+
+// TODO: Support globs
+
+// TODO: Support tags
+
+// TODO: Prefer original kana type when sorting results
+
+// TODO: Support mixing kana and romaji
+
+Future<List<WordSearchResult>?> searchWordWithDbConnection(
+  DatabaseExecutor connection,
+  String word, {
+  bool isKana = true,
+}) async {
+  if (word.isEmpty) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  late final List<int> matches;
+  if (isKana) {
+    matches = (await connection.query(
+      'JMdict_EntryByKana',
+      where: 'kana LIKE ?',
+      whereArgs: ['%$word%'],
+    ))
+        .map((row) => row['id'] as int)
+        .toList();
+  } else {
+    matches = (await connection.query(
+      'JMdict_EntryByEnglish',
+      where: 'english LIKE ?',
+      whereArgs: ['%$word%'],
+    ))
+        .map((row) => row['id'] as int)
+        .toList();
+  }
+
+  if (matches.isEmpty) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  late final List<int> senseIds;
+  final Future<List<int>> senseIds_query = connection
+      .query(
+        'JMdict_Sense',
+        where: 'id IN (${matches.join(',')})',
+      )
+      .then((rows) => rows.map((row) => row['id'] as int).toList());
+
+  late final List<Map<String, Object?>> readingElements;
+  final Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> readingElements_query =
+      connection.query(
+    'JMdict_ReadingElement',
+    where: 'entry_id IN (${matches.join(',')})',
+  );
+
+  late final List<Map<String, Object?>> kanjiElements;
+  final Future<List<Map<String, Object?>>> kanjiElements_query =
+      connection.query(
+    'JMdict_KanjiElement',
+    where: 'entry_id IN (${matches.join(',')})',
+  );
+
+  Future.wait([
+    senseIds_query.then((value) => senseIds = value),
+    readingElements_query.then((value) => readingElements = value),
+    kanjiElements_query.then((value) => kanjiElements = value),
+  ]);
+
+  print(senseIds);
+  print(readingElements);
+  print(kanjiElements);
+
+  // JMdict_EntryByEnglish
+  // JMdict_EntryByKana
+  //
+  // JMdict_ExampleSentence
+  // JMdict_InfoDialect
+  // JMdict_InfoField
+  // JMdict_InfoKanji
+  // JMdict_InfoMisc
+  // JMdict_InfoPOS
+  // JMdict_InfoReading
+  // JMdict_KanjiElement
+  // JMdict_KanjiElementInfo
+  // JMdict_ReadingElement
+  // JMdict_ReadingElementInfo
+  // JMdict_ReadingElementRestriction
+  // JMdict_Sense
+  // JMdict_SenseAntonym
+  // JMdict_SenseDialect
+  // JMdict_SenseField
+  // JMdict_SenseGlossary
+  // JMdict_SenseInfo
+  // JMdict_SenseLanguageSource
+  // JMdict_SenseMisc
+  // JMdict_SensePOS
+  // JMdict_SenseRestrictedToKanji
+  // JMdict_SenseRestrictedToReading
+  // JMdict_SenseSeeAlso
+
+  throw UnimplementedError();
+}