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[()··()··]
tsukitomeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[()····]
tsukitomeru
[つき()·()··]
tsukitomeru
[()··()··]
tsukitomeru

Root Words:

[()·き + ()··]
tsuki + tomeru

English Meaning(s) for 突き止める

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

Definition and Synonyms for 突き止める

Locate determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
Synonyms: 嗅ぎ出す, 探し出す, 探り出す, 探し当てる, 探り当てる, 突き止める, 見つける, 見付け出す, 見出す
Find establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Synonyms: 突き止める, 見つける, 見付け出す, 見出す, 解明
Hound pursue or chase relentlessly
Synonyms: 突き止める, 追跡
Ascertain learn or discover with certainty
Synonyms: 確かめる, 確認, 突き止める, 見定める, 見極める
Turn Up discover the location of
Synonyms: 探し出す, 探し当てる, 探り当てる, 発見, 突き止める, 見つける, 見付け出す, 見出す
Turn Up determine the place of
Synonyms: 探し出す, 探し当てる, 探り当てる, 発見, 突き止める, 見つける, 見付け出す, 見出す
Turn Up find by searching or examining
Synonyms: 探し出す, 探し当てる, 探り当てる, 発見, 突き止める, 見つける, 見付け出す, 見出す

Meanings for each kanji in 突き止める

» stab; protruding; thrusting; thrust; pierce; prick
» stop; halt

Categories 突き止める is a member of

Hear get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
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Find establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
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Tail go after with the intent to catch
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Find come upon after searching
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 突き止める

Conjugations for 突き止める

masu stem
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tsukitome
Negative stem
[()··()·]
tsukitome
te-form
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tsukitomete
Negative te-form
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tsukitomenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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tsukitomenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsukitomeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsukitomenai
Past Indicative Form
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tsukitometa
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomenakatta
Presumptive Form
[()··()···]
tsukitomeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
tsukitomemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
tsukitomemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
tsukitometai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitometakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitometakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
tsukitometakunakatta
Adjective stem
[()··()··]
tsukitometa
te-form
[()··()····]
tsukitometakute
Negative te-form
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tsukitometakunakute
Adverbial Form
[()··()···]
tsukitometaku
Provisional Form
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tsukitometakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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tsukitometakunakereba
Conditional Form
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tsukitometakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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tsukitometakunakattara
Objective Form
[()··()···]
tsukitometasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()··]
tsukitomero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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tsukitomenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
tsukitomereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
tsukitometara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
tsukitometari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomerarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
tsukitomerarenakatta
masu-stem
[()··()···]
tsukitomerare
te-form
[()··()····]
tsukitomerarete
Negative te-form
[()··()······]
tsukitomerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·········]
tsukitomeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()···]
tsukitomereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomerenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()···]
tsukitomereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomerenakatta
te-form
[()··()···]
tsukitomerete
Negative te-form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomeremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()········]
tsukitomeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomerarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
tsukitomerarenakatta
masu stem
[()··()···]
tsukitomerare
te-form
[()··()····]
tsukitomerarete
Negative te-form
[()··()······]
tsukitomerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·········]
tsukitomeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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tsukitomesasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()····]
tsukitomesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
tsukitomesasenakatta
masu stem
[()··()···]
tsukitomesase
te-form
[()··()····]
tsukitomesasete
Negative te-form
[()··()······]
tsukitomesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()·····]
tsukitomesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·········]
tsukitomesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·······]
tsukitomesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··()······]
tsukitomesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()·········]
tsukitomesaserarenakatta
masu stem
[()··()·····]
tsukitomesaserare
te-form
[()··()······]
tsukitomesaserarete
Negative te-form
[()··()········]
tsukitomesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()··()·······]
tsukitomesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()········]
tsukitomesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()··()········]
tsukitomesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()··()···········]
tsukitomesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[()··()··]
tsukitomen
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()··]
tsukitomezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()··]
tsukitomenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()··()···]
tsukitomezaru

Sample Sentences for 突き止める

I want to find out the source of this irresponsible rumor.
It took one week to locate their hiding place.
To determine its origin, we must go back to the middle ages.
We couldn't find out her whereabouts.
We must go back to the Middle Ages to trace the origin.

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