取り調べる とりしらべる Also written 取調べる Meanings Ichidan verb, Transitive to investigate; to examine Kanji 取 take. Read as とり. 調 tune. Read as しらべる. Example sentences 事件の原因を取り調べるために実情調査委員会が作られた。A fact-finding committee was set up to determine the cause of the incident. Word lists JLPT N1 Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists