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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

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    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 who's responsible.

      • 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 interrogating the suspect to press for answers.

      • 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 wanted to investigate the motive behind the crime, but the perpetrator's dead.

      • 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 holding anyone accountable? No wonder people say that company's trash.

      • 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 are swamped at the scene, trying to determine the cause of the fire.

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