糾
糾·twist together, investigate, denounce
- On-yomi
- キュウ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 糾弾 | きゅうだん | denunciation, censure |
| 糾明 | きゅうめい | getting to the bottom of something |
| 紛糾 | ふんきゅう | confusion, complication |
| 糾合 | きゅうごう | rallying together |
Example sentences
市民は市長の対応を糾弾した。
しみんはしちょうのたいおうをきゅうだんした。
The citizens denounced the mayor's response.
会議は紛糾して結論が出なかった。
かいぎはふんきゅうしてけつろんがでなかった。
The meeting became tangled and reached no conclusion.
事故の原因を糾明する必要がある。
じこのげんいんをきゅうめいするひつようがある。
The cause of the accident must be got to the bottom of.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 糾明 (getting to the truth) is not 究明 in spelling, though both are きゅうめい and overlap in use.
- 紛糾する describes talks getting tangled, not people quarrelling outright.
Memory aid
Picture it
Threads 糸 twisted around each other 丩: pull the tangle apart and you find out what really happened.
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