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Kanji Detail for 究 - "research, ultimate"

究

  • Meaning

    究 means "research, ultimate." Also associated with explore.

    1. Research - To investigate thoroughly.

    2. Explore - To examine to the very end.

    3. Ultimate - The final limit; the extreme.

  • Words using 究

    • 研究 けんきゅう Listen research; study; investigation
    • 研究所 けんきゅうじょ Listen research institute; (research) laboratory
    • 研究者 けんきゅうしゃ Listen researcher
    • 究明 きゅうめい Listen investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light
    • 研究員 けんきゅういん Listen researcher; lab worker
    • 研究室 けんきゅうしつ Listen laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
    • 研究家 けんきゅうか Listen researcher; student (of)
    • 経済研究所 けいざいけんきゅうじょ Listen economic research institute

  • Four-character idioms with 究

    • 真相究明 しんそうきゅうめい Listen probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter

  • Tattoo check: 究

    • Verified meaning: research, ultimate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きゅう, きわむ, はかる)
    • Also carries these associations: explore

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 究

    Given names 究(きゅう)Listen 究(きわむ)Listen 究(はかる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    research; study

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    examine, investigate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to dig into, to investigate; actually, after all

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To conclude. Same meaning as 終 (end). Refers to the point of final conclusion. Colloquially also called 究竟. | To exhaust. To pursue to the utmost point. Such as 研究 (research), 窮究 (investigate thoroughly). Hence interrogation is also called 究. Such as saying 嚴究 (strict investigation), 究辦 (investigate and handle).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ku(ク) ク

    kyuu(キュウ) キュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kiwa.meru(きわ-める) きわ-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    穴 (ana・anakammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    research explore ultimate clarify end investigate reach the limit study analyze examine delve probe scrutinize inquire learn survey thorough extreme final

Sentences including 究

  • I want to study history.

  • He's a student of japanese literature.

  • He advised me on my study.

  • He is studying agriculture.

  • He was looking into the possibility of buying a house.

  • I am interested in the study of insects.

  • He went to america to study medicine.

  • If i were in good health , i could pursue my studies.

  • His sickness made it impossible for him to continue his study.

  • He devoted his life to his study.

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