糾

twist, ask, investigate, verify

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ただ.す

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:N1

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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