探たん究きゅう

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探究する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Systematic pursuit of knowledge or truth, often academic or intellectual. Used for both the act of investigating and the field of study.

〈事こと〉を探たん究きゅうするto inquire deeply into / investigate (a subject)
科か学がく者しゃは自し然ぜんの法ほう則そくを探たん究きゅうしている。
The scientist is investigating the laws of nature.
〈事こと〉の探たん究きゅうthe pursuit/inquiry into (a subject)
真しん理りの探たん究きゅうは哲てつ学がくの基き本ほん的てきな目もく的てきだ。
The pursuit of truth is a fundamental aim of philosophy.
探たん究きゅうを深ふかめるto deepen one's inquiry (into a subject)
彼かれはその分ぶん野やの探たん究きゅうをさらに深ふかめた。
He deepened his inquiry into that field even further.

研けん究きゅうN5
研究 covers academic research and study in general, while 探究 emphasizes a deeper, more philosophical search for truth or underlying principles.
調ちょう査さN3
調査 refers to a factual investigation or survey with a practical purpose, whereas 探究 is intellectual or philosophical inquiry into deeper truths.
追つい究きゅうN1
追究 stresses pursuing and clarifying a specific problem or cause thoroughly, while 探究 is a broader, open-ended search for truth or knowledge.
究きゅう明めいN1
探究 suggests an open-ended intellectual or academic pursuit of understanding, while 究明 is more goal-directed toward pinpointing a specific cause or truth.

探たん求きゅう
探求 (same pronunciation) means seeking or pursuing something one desires (e.g. happiness), while 探究 means intellectually inquiring into the nature or truth of something.

Compound of 探 (search, look for) and 究 (investigate, study thoroughly). The combination conveys a deep, thorough search for knowledge.