突き詰める

• 読み: つきつめる
• ローマ字: tsukitsumeru
• 漢字の分解: 突 (totsu/tsu) — to thrust, to probe; 詰める (tsumeru) — to pack in, to pursue relentlessly
• 発音: /tsɯ.ki.tsɯ.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To investigate thoroughly; to think something through to its logical conclusion; to push a question to its ultimate depth.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb combining 突く (to thrust, to probe) and 詰める (to compress, to pack). Implies a relentless intellectual pursuit — not stopping until every corner of an issue has been probed. Often used for philosophical inquiry, meticulous problem analysis, or pursuing an argument to its end.

例文

1. 問題の原因を突き詰めると、組織の構造的欠陥にたどり着いた。
2. 彼は物事を突き詰めて考える癖がある。
3. 倫理的な問題を突き詰めると、単純な答えは出てこない。

使い方ガイド

場面: philosophy, problem-solving, academic research

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 突く (to probe, to thrust into) and 詰める (to pack, to pursue relentlessly). Together they suggest pressing a matter until there is nowhere further to go.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated