EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)

    彼らは宇宙のなぞを追究している。
    They are investigating the mystery of the universe thoroughly.

Also written 追窮【ついきゅう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile

Kun
お.う
On
ツイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
411 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

おい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-3-6SKIP code
2q6.4The Kanji Dictionary
3730.7Four corner code
877deroo
8ffdUnicode hex code
1-36-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4686Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6042New Nelson (John Haig)
3096New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3840Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1971Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2667Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1268Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1359Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
398A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
993Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
746Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38836PMorohashi
350A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1174Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1232Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
280sakade
953Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
370henshall3
339Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
966Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
688Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1276Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhui1Pinyin reading
chu, toeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

research, study

Kun
きわ.める
On
キュウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
368 of 2500
Radical
cave
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

きゅ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-4, 2-5-2SKIP code
3m4.5The Kanji Dictionary
3041.7Four corner code
757deroo
7a76Unicode hex code
1-21-70JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3314Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4189New Nelson (John Haig)
2203New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2729Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1398Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1885Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1320Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1417Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
427A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
492Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
599Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25409Morohashi
253A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
895Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
917Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
185sakade
234Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
271henshall3
278Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
261crowley
298Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
1451Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1331Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiu4, jiu1Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level