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Definition and Synonyms for 追求
| 1. | 逐う | 探しに行く、または求める |
| Pursue | go in search of or hunt for | |
| Synonyms: | 求める, 追う, 追いかける, 追っかける, 追求, 追い求める | |
| 2. | 逐う | 更に遂行する、あるいは進む |
| Act On | carry further or advance | |
| Synonyms: | 追う, 追求 | |
| 3. | 詮索 | よく知らない、疑問が残る活動について調査すること |
| Investigation | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities | |
| Synonyms: | リサーチ, 勘査, 勘検, 取り調べ, 取り調べる, 吟味, 審査, 捜査, 捜索, 探り, 探る, 探索, 査問, 査定, 査察, 検分, 検察, 検討, 究明, 考査, 考証, 詮索, 調, 調べ, 調べる, 調査, 踏査, 追及, 追求, 追究 |
Meanings for each kanji in 追求
| » | 追 | chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile |
| » | 求 | request; want; wish for; require; demand |
Categories 追求 is a member of
| 1. | 捜し求める | 見つけ、発見し、またはその存在を確定しようとする |
| Seek | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of | |
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| 2. | 抗する | それに対して、あるいは反対して行う |
| Oppose | act against or in opposition to | |
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| 3. | 調査 | 知識を得るための調査 |
| Research | a search for knowledge | |
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Sample Sentences for 追求
自分だけの幸せを追求して生きるべきではない。
You shouldn't live merely in pursuit of your own happiness.
一つ一つ違っていて、広々とした庭があって魅力的な家並が、もっぱら機能だけを追求したマンションにとって代わられるが、このマンションには、行き過ぎを思えるほど賞賛される「現代の便利な設備」以外に褒めるべき点はないのである。
Rows of houses, each of them different and pleasing with their spacious gardens, are replaced by purely functional blocks of flats which have nothing more to commend them than over-praised 'modern conveniences'.
私たちは真・善・美を追求しなければならない。
We must seek after the true, the good and the beautiful.
利益追求に必死のブローカーは、必ずしもルールブックにのっとっているとは限らないのです。
Brokers struggling to make a profit don't always play by the book.
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