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糺す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	糺ただす	糺たださない
Polite	糺ただします	糺ただしません
Past polite	糺ただしました	糺ただしませんでした
Past	糺ただした	糺たださなかった
Te-form	糺ただして	糺たださないで
Desire	糺ただしたい	糺ただしたくない
Potential	糺ただせる	糺ただせない
Passive	糺ただされる	糺ただされない
Causative	糺たださせる	糺たださせない
Causative passive	糺たださせられる	糺たださせられない
Volitional	糺ただそう
Polite volitional	糺ただしましょう
Imperative	糺ただせ	糺ただすな
Conditional	糺ただせば	糺たださなければ
Tara conditional	糺ただしたら	糺たださなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

ascertain; confirm; verify; make sure of

usually written using kana alone

Used for investigating or checking facts, often in formal or careful contexts. Commonly appears in compounds like 聞きただす (to inquire closely).

See also: 聞きただす (ききただす)

警けい察さつは事じ件けんの真しん相そうを糺ただしている。
The police are ascertaining the truth of the case.
彼かれの言いい分ぶんをただす必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to verify his account.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を糺ただすto get to the bottom of a matter; to ascertain the truth of something
彼かれは事じ件けんの真しん相そうを糺ただした。
He got to the bottom of the truth behind the incident.
〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を糺ただすto question someone closely about something to confirm the facts
警けい察さつは目もく撃げき者しゃに事じ件けんの詳しょう細さいを糺ただした。
The police closely questioned the witness about the details of the incident.

Kanji

糺ask, investigate, verify
正correct, justice, righteous
糾twist, ask, investigate

Related words

確たしかめるN4
確かめる is the common, everyday word for checking or verifying something, while 糺す is more formal and often implies a careful or official investigation into the truth.
調しらべるN5
調べる is the general word for investigating or looking something up, whereas 糺す specifically emphasizes probing to establish the truth of a matter.
追つい及きゅうN1
追及する stresses persistent pursuit or pressing someone for the truth, while 糺す is broader and can also mean simply confirming facts.

Don't confuse with

正ただすN1
正す (also read ただす) means to correct or rectify an error, while 糺す means to investigate and ascertain the truth, not to fix anything.
ただす
質す (also read ただす) means to ask or question someone directly about something, whereas 糺す focuses more on uncovering or confirming underlying facts.

Written forms

糺ただすUsage3%
Primary kanji form; used for investigating and ascertaining facts.
正ただすUsage69%
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; normally read ただす for 'correct/rectify', but sometimes used for this meaning.
ただすUsage26%
Kana spelling is common and often preferred in everyday writing.
糾ただすUsage2%
Alternate kanji form; less common but still used.

Etymology

The kanji 糺 and 糾 both carry meanings of 'investigate' or 'examine'. The reading ただす is native Japanese. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is related to the idea of straightening or clarifying.