Word Meaning 突き止める

つきとめる tsukitomeru

突き止める is read as つきとめる (tsukitomeru) and means to stab to death.

Meaning

English

to stab to death
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause)
to pin down
to ascertain
to locate
to identify

Reading

Kana

つきとめる

Romaji

tsukitomeru

Writing Variants

突きとめる つきとめる tsukitomeru
突き留める つきとめる tsukitomeru
突止める つきとめる tsukitomeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 21028 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

突き当たる

つきあたる

to come to the end of (a street)

突き上げる

つきあげる

to pressure one's superiors

突き抜ける

つきぬける

to pierce through

突き出る

つきでる

to project

突き合わせる

つきあわせる

to place persons opposite

突き破る

つきやぶる

to break through

突っ走る

つっぱしる

to run swiftly

突きつける

つきつける

to thrust (at someone)

突っ掛ける

つっかける

to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up

突入れる

つきいれる

to thrust into

突立てる

つきたてる

to plant (in the ground)

突っ立てる

つったてる

to plant (in the ground)

Example Sentences

失敗した理由を突き止める必要があるな。

I need to find out exactly what went wrong.

やっとトムの居所を突き止めることができたんだ。

I finally was able to find out where Tom lives.

その起源を突き止めるには中世にさかのぼらなくてはいけない。

We must go back to the Middle Ages to trace the origin.