究 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「穴」
- On
- キュウきゅう · kyū
- Kun
- きわ(める)kiwa(meru)
- Meaning
- investigate, study deeply
Stroke order
Origin
穴 (hole) + 九 (sound) — looking all the way to the deepest part of a hole, to study thoroughly.
Readings and examples
| Onキュウきゅうkyū | 究明きゅうめい研究けんきゅう学究がっきゅう |
|---|---|
| Kunきわめるkiwameru | 究めるきわめる Compare: 窮める・極める |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 研究けんきゅう
research, study
- 究明きゅうめい
investigation, clarifying
- 研究所けんきゅうじょ
- 探究たんきゅう
Example
虫の ことを 研究します。
I study about insects.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)