Vocab Info
N1 Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb
追及investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down, catching up, overtaking
Dictionary Definition
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Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb
1.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
2.
catching up, overtaking
All Forms
追及 【ついきゅう】
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Examples
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会社は責任の所在を追及するべきだ。
The company should investigate who's responsible.
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警察は容疑者を追及するために尋問をしている。
The police are interrogating the suspect to press for answers.
- N1
犯行の動機を追及したいが、犯人が死んでしまった。
I wanted to investigate the motive behind the crime, but the perpetrator's dead.
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責任を追及しないとは…だからあの会社はダメだと言われるのだ。
Not holding anyone accountable? No wonder people say that company's trash.
- N1
消防士達は火災現場で火事の原因の追及に追われていて忙しそうです。
The firefighters are swamped at the scene, trying to determine the cause of the fire.
- N1
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