Kanji

糾

twist, ask, investigate, verify

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ただす

Nanori (Name Reading)

ただ, ただし, ただす

Common Readings

キュウ

Example sentences

糾弾 きゅうだん
その政治家は汚職疑惑で厳しく糾弾された。

The politician was severely denounced for corruption allegations.

紛糾 ふんきゅう
新しい法律をめぐって、国会は紛糾した。

The Diet was thrown into confusion over the new law.

糾す ただす
彼は事件の真相を糾した。

He investigated the truth of the incident.

Example Vocabulary

糾弾

きゅうだん

denunciation; condemnation; prosecution

紛糾

ふんきゅう

complication; entanglement; dispute

糾す

ただす

to investigate; to ascertain (the truth)

糾合

きゅうごう

糾明

きゅうめい

糾う

あざなう

糾問

きゅうもん

禍福は糾える縄の如し

かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし

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

罪状糾明

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