Japanese symbol for “locate”
突き止める
つきとめる
Romaji: tsukitomeru
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate
In Japanese, locate is 突き止める, read つきとめる (tsukitomeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify
- v1, vt to stab to death
Written forms: 突き止める、突きとめる、突止める、突き留める. Readings: つきとめる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “locate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 位置付ける | いちづける ichizukeru | to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position |
| 探し出す | さがしだす sagashidasu | to track down; to locate; to find out |
| 見つけ出す | みつけだす mitsukedasu | to find out; to discover; to locate |
| 探し当てる | さがしあてる sagashiateru | to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover |
| 尋ね出す | たずねだす tazunedasu | to locate; to track down; to seek out |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 突入 | とつにゅう totsunyuu | rushing into; breaking into; storming |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 突き | つき tsuki | thrust; stab; lunge |
| 禁止 | きんし kinshi | prohibition; inhibition; ban |
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt |
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.