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突き止める

つきとめる

Readings

つきとめる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vtto determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify
  2. 2.
    v1, vtto stab to death

Kanji breakdown

N48 strokesGrade 8
N34 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

ホームページに住所を書いたら、その気になれば誰でもあなたの居所を突き止められる。

If you write your address on a web-page, anybody can find out where you live if the whim takes them.

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突き止めるつきとめる

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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