Word Meaning 追及

ついきゅう tsuikyuu

追及 is read as ついきゅう (tsuikyuu) and means catching up.

Meaning

English

  1. catching up
  2. overtaking
  3. investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)
  4. questioning
  5. pressing
  6. hounding
  7. pinning down

Reading

Kana

ついきゅう

Romaji

tsuikyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 2450 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

追及権

ついきゅうけん

droit de suite (artist's right to receive a royalty on resale)

責任追及

せきにんついきゅう

pursuing liability

追悼

ついとう

mourning

追い討ち

おいうち

attacking a fleeing enemy

追徴

ついちょう

supplementary charge

追撃

ついげき

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy)

追随

ついずい

following (in the footsteps of)

追従

ついしょう

flattery

追善

ついぜん

mass for the dead

追尾

ついび

following

追憶

ついおく

recollection

追肥

ついひ

(adding) extra fertilizer or manure (fertiliser)

Example Sentences

4

けいさつははんにんのせきにんをついきゅうした。

The police pursued the responsibility of the criminal.

I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.

When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.

I have amongst my relatives, a single one who sincerely lives righteously, has strict principles and pursues an ideal, but all my other relatives speak ill and make fun of him.