“Investigation” in Japanese
Short answer
Investigation in Japanese is “取り調べ” (torishirabe). Full meaning: investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry.
Other ways to say “Investigation” in Japanese
調査
chousa investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey
討究
toukyuu investigation, study, research
推問
suimon investigation (e.g. crime), examination
究明
kyuumei investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
追及
tsuikyuu investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down; catching up, overtaking
考究
koukyuu investigation, inquiry, research, study, consideration, deliberation, scrutiny
勘検
kanken investigation
調べ
shirabe investigation, inspection, examination; tune, note, melody
捜査
sousa search (esp. in criminal investigations), investigation, inquiry, enquiry
勘査
kansa investigation
原因調査
gen'inchousa investigation (to determine the cause of something)
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