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取り調べ (torishirabe) Japanese meaning: investigation | Kotomora

取とり調しらべ

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

investigation; examination; inquiry

Refers to a formal questioning or examination, typically by police, prosecutors, or other authorities. Often used in legal and news contexts.

警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者

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The police began questioning the suspect.

取とり調しらべの結けっ果か、彼かれの無む実じつが証しょう明めいされた。

As a result of the investigation, his innocence was proven.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の取とり調しらべを行おこなうto conduct an interrogation of someone
警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃの取とり調しらべを行おこなった。
The police conducted an interrogation of the suspect.
取とり調しらべを受うけるto undergo questioning; to be interrogated
彼かれは一ひと晩ばん中じゅう取とり調しらべを受うけた。
He was interrogated all night.
取とり調しらべに応おうじるto cooperate with an interrogation
彼かの女じょは素す直なおに取とり調しらべに応おうじた。
She cooperated readily with the interrogation.

Kanji

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

Related words

捜そう査さN2
捜査 covers the whole criminal investigation process (evidence gathering, searches, etc.), while 取り調べ specifically means questioning a suspect or witness.
尋じん問もん
尋問 is the more formal, often courtroom, term for questioning, whereas 取り調べ is the everyday term for police interrogation.
調ちょう査さN3
調査 is a general word for investigation or research in any field, while 取り調べ is specifically about questioning a person under suspicion.
審しん問もん
取り調べ is the everyday word for a police investigation or interrogation, whereas 審問 is a formal legal term used specifically for judicial hearings.
検けん問もん
取り調べ is a formal interrogation or investigation of someone already suspected or detained, while 検問 is the earlier, routine stop-and-check stage.

Don't confuse with

取とり締しまりN2
取り締まり means enforcement or a crackdown on illegal activity, not the act of questioning a person like 取り調べ.

Counted with

回かいN4
取り調べ is counted with 回 when referring to individual sessions of questioning, e.g. 取り調べを二回受けた.

Written forms

取とり調しらべUsage33%
Standard kanji spelling with full okurigana; preferred in modern usage.
取とり調しらべUsage41%
Variant with reduced okurigana; still seen but less common than 取り調べ.
取とり調しらべUsage25%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; may appear in older or abbreviated contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 調べ (shirabe, continuative form of 調べる 'to investigate'). Literally 'taking and investigating', referring to the act of questioning or examining someone.