糾
ask, investigate, twist, verify
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Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:1
Frequency:1820
Vocabulary
キュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紛糾 | フンキュウ | complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict; trouble; quarrel |
| 糾合 | キュウゴウ | rally; muster |
| 糾弾 | キュウダン | censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming |
| 糾明 | キュウメイ | searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination |
| 糾問 | キュウモン | inquiry; enquiry |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 糾す | ただす | to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of |
| 問い糾す | といただす | to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something); to ask (someone) to explain |
| 糾う | あざなう | to twist strands (e.g. into rope); to twist rope |
| 禍福は糾える縄のごとし | かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし | 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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