単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Compound verbs#11,856 most used

突き止める

つきとめる4

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to pin down; to identify

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

It is difficult to ascertain what really happened.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

We must go back to the Middle Ages to trace the origin.

from Tatoeba · tommy__san

MEANINGS

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to stab to death

ichidan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind複合動詞, compound verbs

Frequency#11,856 most used

Written突き止める、突きとめる、突止める、突き留める

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium