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    3. 究明

    究明

    究きゅう明めい

    investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

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    きゅうめい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts), finding out the facts, bringing (a matter) to light, inquiring into

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    事じ故この原げん因いんを究きゅう明めいする。

    Investigate the cause of the accident.

    KMT4Science & Math
    科か学がく者しゃたちはその現げん象しょうの謎なぞを究きゅう明めいしようとしている。

    Scientists are trying to unravel the mystery of that phenomenon.

    KMT4Science & Math
    新あたらしい病びょう気きの治ち療りょう法ほうを究きゅう明めいするため、研けん究きゅうが進すすめられている。

    Research is being conducted to investigate treatment methods for new diseases.

    KMT5Science & MathMedicine & Health
    宇う宙ちゅうの起き源げんを究きゅう明めいすることは、人じん類るいの長なが年ねんの夢ゆめだ。

    Investigating the origin of the universe has been a long-cherished dream of humanity.

    KMT5Science & Math
    歴れき史し的てきな事じ実じつの究きゅう明めいには、多おおくの資し料りょう分ぶん析せきが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Investigating historical facts requires a lot of document analysis.

    KMT6HistoryScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    究
    きわ.める…(3)
    research・study
    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
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