Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

追及(ついきゅう)investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down, catching up, overtaking

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      catching up, overtaking

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    追及 【ついきゅう】

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      会社(かいしゃ)責任(せきにん)所在(しょざい)追及(ついきゅう)するべきだ。

      The company should investigate where the responsibility lies. {investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down, catching up, overtaking}

      • N1

      警察(けいさつ)容疑(ようぎ)(しゃ)追及(ついきゅう)するために尋問(じんもん)をしている。

      The police are questioning the suspect in order to pursue their investigation. {investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down, catching up, overtaking}

      • N1

      犯行(はんこう)動機(どうき)追及(ついきゅう)したいが、犯人(はんにん)()んでしまった。

      I want to investigate the motive of the crime, but the perpetrator has died. {investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down, catching up, overtaking}

      • N1

      責任(せきにん)追及(ついきゅう)しないとは…だからあの会社(かいしゃ)はダメだと()われるのだ。

      "Not pursuing responsibility... That's why people say that company is no good." {investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down, catching up, overtaking}

      • N1

      消防(しょうぼう)()(たち)火災(かさい)現場(げんば)火事(かじ)原因(げんいん)追及(ついきゅう)()われていて(いそが)しそうです。

      The firefighters seem busy at the scene of the fire, being pressed to investigate the cause of the fire. {investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down, catching up, overtaking}

      • N1
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