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糾弾 (きゅうだん, kyuudan) Japanese meaning: censure | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 糾弾する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 糾きゅう 弾だん する 糾きゅう 弾だん しない Polite 糾きゅう 弾だん します 糾きゅう 弾だん しません Past polite 糾きゅう 弾だん しました 糾きゅう 弾だん しませんでした Past 糾きゅう 弾だん した 糾きゅう 弾だん しなかった Te-form 糾きゅう 弾だん して 糾きゅう 弾だん しないで Desire 糾きゅう 弾だん したい 糾きゅう 弾だん したくない Potential 糾きゅう 弾だん できる 糾きゅう 弾だん できない Passive 糾きゅう 弾だん される 糾きゅう 弾だん されない Causative 糾きゅう 弾だん させる 糾きゅう 弾だん させない Causative passive 糾きゅう 弾だん させられる 糾きゅう 弾だん させられない Volitional 糾きゅう 弾だん しよう Polite volitional 糾きゅう 弾だん しましょう Imperative 糾きゅう 弾だん しろ 糾きゅう 弾だん するな Conditional 糾きゅう 弾だん すれば 糾きゅう 弾だん しなければ Tara conditional 糾きゅう 弾だん したら 糾きゅう 弾だん しなかったら
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政せい
策さく
を
厳きび
しく
糾きゅう
弾だん
し
た
。
The opposition party harshly denounced the prime minister's policy.
His misconduct was censured by the media.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 糾きゅう 弾だん する to denounce/censure someone
The citizens' group denounced the politician who had committed fraud.
〈 事こと 〉 を 糾きゅう 弾だん する to publicly condemn an act or wrongdoing
The media condemned the company's unjust conduct.
〈 人ひと 〉 から 糾きゅう 弾だん される to be denounced/censured by someone
The minister was fiercely denounced by the public.
糾きゅう 弾だん の 声こえ が 上あ がる voices of denunciation rise up
Kanji 糺 ask, investigate, verify Related words 非難 is a general, everyday word for criticism or blame, while 糾弾 is stronger and more formal, often implying an organized or public denunciation of wrongdoing.
弾劾 is used specifically for formal impeachment or official accusation of a public figure, while 糾弾 can refer to any strong public censure, official or not.
批判 is a milder, more common word for criticism or critique, whereas 糾弾 carries a much stronger tone of moral condemnation and public accusation.
糾弾 means publicly denouncing or condemning wrongdoing and is stronger and more accusatory than 追及, which is closer to persistent questioning.
糾弾 means to publicly denounce someone's wrongdoing with strong condemnation, whereas 問責 is a more procedural act of formally holding someone accountable.
Don't confuse with 弾劾 and 糾弾 share the kanji 弾 and both mean strong accusation, but 弾劾 is reserved for formal impeachment procedures while 糾弾 is used more broadly for public denunciation.
糾弾 means to denounce or condemn someone, and shares the kanji 糾 with 糾合 but has an entirely different meaning of rallying support.
Written forms 糾きゅう 弾だん Usage 84%
Standard kanji spelling; used in news and formal contexts.
糺きゅう 弾だん Usage 16%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 糾 is the modern standard.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 糾 “investigate or call to account” and 弾 “denounce or impeach,” hence a forceful public denunciation.
Following the corruption scandal, voices of denunciation rose up all over the country.
