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    3. 追及

    追及

    追つい及きゅう

    investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)

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    ついきゅう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
    2.
    catching up, overtaking

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    記き者しゃは真しん実じつを追つい及きゅうした。

    The reporter pursued the truth.

    KMT3Work & Career
    彼かれは責せき任にんの追つい及きゅうを逃のがれようとした。

    He tried to escape the pursuit of responsibility.

    KMT4Politics & LawWork & Career
    警けい察さつは犯はん人にんの行ゆく方えを追つい及きゅうしている。

    The police are pursuing the whereabouts of the culprit.

    KMT4Politics & LawDaily Life
    議ぎ会かいは政せい府ふの政せい策さくについて厳きびしく追つい及きゅうした。

    The parliament severely questioned the government's policies.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    野や党とうは汚お職しょく事じ件けんの徹てっ底てい的てきな追つい及きゅうを求もとめた。

    The opposition party demanded a thorough investigation into the corruption scandal.

    KMT5Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    追
    お.う…(2)
    chase・drive away・follow・pursue・meanwhile
    及
    およ.ぶ・およ.び・および・およ.ぼす…(3)
    reach out・exert・exercise・cause
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