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糾
糾
9 strokes
Frequency: 1820
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

twist
ask
investigate
verify

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ただ.す

Common Words

ただす
糺す
糾す
正す
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #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
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #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
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #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
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #37979
1

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

糾合
鳩合
きゅうごう
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #59115
1

rally; muster

糾明
糺明
きゅうめい
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #86728
1

searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination

糾問
糺問
きゅうもん
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #106799
1

inquiry; enquiry

あざなう
糾う
Transitive
Usually kana
Godan verb
Freq #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
Expression
Freq #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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