取とり調しらべる

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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ichidan verb, transitive verb

investigate; examine; interrogate

Formal term for official questioning or thorough examination, often used in police, legal, or journalistic contexts.

警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを取とり調しらべている。
The police are interrogating the suspect.
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べる

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An investigation team was dispatched to examine the cause of the accident.

Written forms

取とり調しらべるUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; used in news and formal contexts.
取とり調しらべるUsage24%
Variant without the okurigana り; less common but still seen.
とりしらべるUsage4%

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
調tune, tone, meter

Similar words

調しらべる
調べる is a general verb for looking into or checking something, while 取り調べる implies a more formal, systematic investigation, often by authorities.
尋じん問もんする
尋問する specifically means to interrogate or question, often in a legal setting, and is more formal than 取り調べる.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 調べる (shiraberu, 'to investigate'). The prefix 取り adds a sense of thoroughness or official action.