Japanese symbol for “hounding”
追及
ついきゅう
Romaji: tsuikyuu
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding
In Japanese, hounding is 追及, read ついきゅう (tsuikyuu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down
- n, vs, vt catching up; overtaking
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 追放 | ついほう tsuihou | exile; banishment; eviction |
| 追う | おう ou | to chase; to run after; to pursue |
| 追跡 | ついせき tsuiseki | chase; pursuit; tracking |
| 追求 | ついきゅう tsuikyuu | pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase |
| 普及 | ふきゅう fukyuu | diffusion; spread; popularization |
| 及ぶ | およぶ oyobu | to reach; to amount to; to befall |
| 及び | および oyobi | and; as well as |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.