糾
糾

twist, ask, investigate, verify

9 strokesFrequency 1,820JLPT N1Grade 8

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キュウ

Kun

ただ.す

Dictionary

Common Words

ただす糺す糾す正すTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #6759
1

to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of

Examples
校長は彼に無断欠勤の理由をただした。
The principal called him to account for being absent without an excuse.
糾弾きゅうだん糺弾NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #11342
1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

問いただす問い質すといただす問い正す問い糾す問い糺すTransitiveGodan verbFreq #11691
1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask

Examples
花子は不信に思って本当かどうか問いただした。
Hanako questioned his sincerity.
2

to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something); to ask (someone) to explain

紛糾ふんきゅうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #37979
1

complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict; trouble; quarrel

糾合鳩合きゅうごうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #59115
1

rally; muster

糾明糺明きゅうめいNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #86728
1

searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination

糾問糺問きゅうもんNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #106799
1

inquiry; enquiry

あざなう糾うTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #132178
1

to twist strands (e.g. into rope); to twist rope

Examples
禍福は糾える縄の如し。
When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.
禍福は糾える縄のごとし禍福は糾える縄の如し禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし禍福はあざなえる縄の如しかふくはあざなえるなわのごとしExpressionFreq #168806
1

Proverb

fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours

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