ついきゅう

追 及

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down

    • 追及されて、つい、見え透いた嘘をついてしまった。
      I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    catching up, overtaking