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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

取とり調しらべる

torishiraberu

to investigate, to examine

Example sentences

  1. 事件じけんの原因げんいんを取とり調しらべるために実情調査委員会じつじょうちょうさいいんかいが作つくられた。

    A fact-finding committee was set up to determine the cause of the incident.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. なお、京都地方検察庁きょうとちほうけんさつちょうはこの学生がくせいを文化財保護法違反ぶんかざいほごほういはんの容疑ようぎで取とり調しらべたが、起訴猶予処分きそゆうよしょぶんとしている。

    The Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office investigated the student on suspicion of violating the preservation of Cultural Properties but indictment was suspended.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また京都地方検察庁きょうとちほうけんさつちょうは公安条例違反こうあんじょうれいいはんによる関係者かんけいしゃの起訴きそを考かんがえていたが、関係者かんけいしゃを取とり調しらべた結果けっか、条例じょうれいに違反いはんするような事件じけんは発生はっせいしていないとみなし立件りっけんを断念だんねんした。

    The Kyoto District Public Prosecutors Office studied the possibility of prosecuting them for the violation of Public Safety Regulations, but after investigating relevant personnel, it found no violation and gave up prosecution.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 取調

  • 取takeOnシュKunとる・とり・とり-
  • 調tune; toneOnチョウKunしらべる・しらべ・ととのう

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