Word Meaning 追求

ついきゅう tsuikyuu

追求 is read as ついきゅう (tsuikyuu) and means pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.)
  2. search
  3. chase
  4. seeking after

Reading

Kana

ついきゅう

Romaji

tsuikyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 4522 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

利潤追求

りじゅんついきゅう

pursuit of profits

幸福追求権

こうふくついきゅうけん

right to the pursuit of happiness

追加

ついか

addition

追放

ついほう

elimination (e.g. of poverty)

追う

おう

to be pressed (e.g. for time)

追い風

おいて

favorable condition (favourable)

追い込む

おいこむ

to have two strikes

追い付く

おいつく

to be compensated

追究

ついきゅう

investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown)

追突

ついとつ

rear-end collision

Example Sentences

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I want to spend rest of the life pursuing my ideals.

However, in general, it seems that the Emperors had continued without seeking worldly power.

Human beings, whether they realise it or not, continually seek happiness.

Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth.

Brokers struggling to make a profit don't always play by the book.

Rows of houses, each of them different and pleasing with their spacious gardens, are replaced by purely functional blocks of flats which have nothing more to commend them than over-praised 'modern conveniences'.