Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
突き止める (kyūjitai)
突きとめる
突止める
突き留める

Etymology

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Compound of () (tsuki, to stab, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tsuku, to poke, push, prod, ram).) + ()める (tomeru, to stop).

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Verb

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()()める (tsukitomerutransitive ichidan (stem ()() (tsukitome), past ()()めた (tsukitometa))

  1. to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause), to pin down, to ascertain
    事件(じけん)真相(しんそう)()()める
    jiken no shinsō o tsukitomeru
    find out the truth of the matter
  2. (archaic) to stab to death
    Synonym: 突き殺す

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN