追つい求きゅう

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追求する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Actively striving toward a goal, ideal, truth, profit, or similar abstract object. Often used in serious or formal contexts.

〈事こと〉を追つい求きゅうするto pursue (a goal, truth, profit, etc.)
彼かれは真しん実じつを追つい求きゅうする記き者しゃだ。
He is a reporter who pursues the truth.
〈物もの〉の追つい求きゅうthe pursuit of (profit, ideals, happiness, etc.)
利り益えきの追つい求きゅうだけでは会かい社しゃは成せい長ちょうしない。
A company won't grow through the pursuit of profit alone.

探たん求きゅう
追求 is used for chasing tangible goals like profit or happiness, while 探求 leans toward searching for truth, knowledge, or understanding.
求もとめるN3
求める is a plain, everyday verb meaning to want or seek something, whereas 追求 is a more formal noun implying sustained, active pursuit of an abstract goal.
追おいかけるN3
追求する is used for pursuing abstract things like truth or profit, while 追いかける can describe both physical chasing and pursuing a dream or goal.

断だん念ねんN1
追求 means to actively pursue a goal, while 断念 means to give up on or abandon that goal.

追つい及きゅうN1
追求 means to pursue an abstract goal like profit or truth, while 追及 (same reading) means to press or investigate someone closely, often in an accountability context.
追つい究きゅうN1
追求 is about chasing a desired outcome such as happiness or profit, while 追究 (same reading) is about digging deeply into an academic or intellectual question to get to the bottom of it.

Compound of 追 (pursue, chase) and 求 (seek, request). The combination naturally yields the meaning of actively chasing after something desired.