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Japanese symbol for “pressing”

Romaji: tsuikyuu
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding

In Japanese, pressing is , read (tsuikyuu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

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

Kanji and stroke order

chase, drive away, follow
on: ツイ
kun: お.う
9 strokes · JLPT 2
reach out, exert, exercise
on: キュウ
kun: およ.ぶ、およ.び、および、およ.ぼす
3 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “pressing”

WordReadingMeaning
さいそく saisokupressing; urging; demanding
とうめん toumencurrent; urgent; pressing
そうきゅう soukyuuimmediate; prompt; quick
しきゅう shikyuuurgent; pressing; immediate
プレス puresupressing; stamping; printing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ついか tsuikaaddition; supplement; appending
ついほう tsuihouexile; banishment; eviction
おう outo chase; to run after; to pursue
ついせき tsuisekichase; pursuit; tracking
ついきゅう tsuikyuupursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase
ふきゅう fukyuudiffusion; spread; popularization
およぶ oyobuto reach; to amount to; to befall
および oyobiand; as well as

See also: Chinese symbol for “pressing”.

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.

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