取り調べる・取調べる|とりしらべるtorishiraberu[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
取り調べる取り調べる is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana.
取調べる取調べる is a less common written variant of 取り調べる. It also uses a mixture of kanji and kana, but beginners should normally choose 取り調べる instead.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto investigate; to examine
    A fact-finding committee was set up to determine the cause of the incident.
Conjugation
Dictionary form取り調べる(とりしらべる)
Polite (masu)取り調べます(とりしらべます)
Negative (nai)取り調べない(とりしらべない)
polite (masen)取り調べません(とりしらべません)
classical zu / nu取り調べず・取り調べぬ(とりしらべず・とりしらべぬ)
Past (ta)取り調べた(とりしらべた)
polite (mashita)取り調べました(とりしらべました)
Past negative (nakatta)取り調べなかった(とりしらべなかった)
polite (masen deshita)取り調べませんでした(とりしらべませんでした)
Te form取り調べて(とりしらべて)
Potential取り調べられる(とりしらべられる)
Passive取り調べられる(とりしらべられる)
Causative取り調べさせる(とりしらべさせる)
Causative passive取り調べさせられる(とりしらべさせられる)
Conditional (ba)取り調べれば(とりしらべれば)
tara取り調べたら(とりしらべたら)
Volitional取り調べよう(とりしらべよう)
polite (mashou)取り調べましょう(とりしらべましょう)
Imperative取り調べろ(とりしらべろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym調べるしらべるNeutralThe everyday, most common verb for looking into or checking something; 「取り調べる」 specifically suggests police questioning a suspect in detail.
  • Synonym調査ちょうさNeutralA noun for a formal investigation or survey, as in 「市場調査」; it leans formal and carries no sense of interrogating anyone.
  • Related吟味ぎんみWrittenA written-style noun for close scrutiny or careful selection, as in 「食材を吟味する」; 「取り調べる」 is about questioning a suspect.
  • Antonym見逃すみのがすNeutralAn antonym: to overlook something or let it pass, the opposite of putting someone through strict questioning.

Use 「取り調べる」 for police interrogation or detailed questioning, as in 「容疑者を取り調べる」. For everyday checking use 「調べる」, formal investigations 「調査」, careful selection 「吟味」; to let something pass, 「見逃す」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとを詳くわしく調査ちょうさする。
  2. 容疑者ようぎしゃを色々いろいろと調しらべる。
Kanji in this word
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