追及する

• 読み: ついきゅうする
• ローマ字: tsuikyuu suru
• 漢字の分解: 追 (tsui) — chase, pursue; 及 (kyuu) — reach, extend to
• 発音: /tsɯi.kʲɯː.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To pursue; to press someone for answers or hold them accountable.

A Group 3 (suru) compound verb combining 追及 (pursuit/pressing inquiry) with する. Specifically means to pursue responsibility or the truth by questioning persistently. Distinct from 追求する (to pursue a goal) and 追究する (to investigate thoroughly). Most commonly appears in political and journalistic contexts as 責任を追及する (to hold accountable).

例文

1. 野党は首相の責任を厳しく追及した。
2. 記者が不正の真相を追及し続けている。
3. 事故の原因について関係者を追及する方針だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, journalism, legal, accountability

トーン: assertive

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 追 (tsui, to chase/pursue) + 及 (kyuu, to reach/extend to). Literally 'to chase until reaching,' conveying the idea of persistently pursuing someone until they answer or are held accountable.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal