Word Meaning 突き詰める

つきつめる tsukitsumeru

突き詰める is read as つきつめる (tsukitsumeru) and means to be obsessed with a thought.

Meaning

English

to be obsessed with a thought
to brood over
to worry about
to investigate thoroughly
to examine closely
to probe into
to get to the bottom of

Reading

Kana

つきつめる

Romaji

tsukitsumeru

Writing Variants

突きつめる つきつめる tsukitsumeru
突詰める つきつめる tsukitsumeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 24637 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

突き刺さる

つきささる

to stick (into)

突っ張る

つっぱる

to thrust (one's opponent)

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

突き止める

つきとめる

to stab to death

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