つい
追
きゅう
及

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down.
  2. catching up, overtaking.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つい
追
きゅう
及
 追及 ついきゅう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chase, drive away, follow
お.う　ツイ　おい (3rd, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ　キュウ　おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ　の　すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)