追及
ついきゅう
Meanings
- Noun, する verb, Transitive investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down
- catching up; overtaking
Kanji
Example sentences
- 会議で川添さんの追及を受けて、冷や汗ものだったよ。
When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat. - 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.
Common phrases
Words containing 追及
- 追及権 (ついきゅうけん) droit de suite (artist's right to receive a royalty on resale)
- 責任追及 (せきにんついきゅう) pursuing liability