Kanji Detail for 究 - "research, explore, ultimate"

究

Jōyō Kanji
Kyōiku Kanji

JLPT N4

ES grade 3

Meaning
究 means "research, explore, ultimate."
1. Research - To investigate thoroughly.
2. Explore - To examine to the very end.
3. Ultimate - The final limit; the extreme.
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

ku(く)

kyu(きゅ)
Kunyomi

kiwa.maru(きわまる)

kiwa.meru(きわめる)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

穴 (ana・anakammuri)
Related Keywords
research explore investigate ultimate study examine inquiry pursue thorough discover probe analyze scrutinize delve extreme final limit master complete exhaustive

私は歴史を研究したいと思います。
I want to study history.
彼は日本文学の研究者だ。
He's a student of japanese literature.
彼は私の研究について忠告してくれた。
He advised me on my study.
彼は農業の研究をしている。
He is studying agriculture.
彼は家を買う可能性を研究していた。
He was looking into the possibility of buying a house.
私は昆虫の研究に興味がある。
I am interested in the study of insects.
彼は医学を研究するために渡米した。
He went to america to study medicine.
もし健康なら研究を続けられるのに。
If i were in good health , i could pursue my studies.
病気のため彼は研究を続けることができなかった。
His sickness made it impossible for him to continue his study.
彼は一生を研究にささげた。
He devoted his life to his study.