訊く — meaning in English
kiku
Japanese → English · translate English → Japanese instead
English meaning
- inquire verb To ask for information about something.
- interrogate verb To question someone closely and often forcefully, typically to get information out of them.
Senses
訊く is used for these senses in English:
- inquire (intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).
- interrogate (transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner
inquire — full definition
- verb To ask for information about something.
- verb To carry out an official investigation into something.
interrogate — full definition
- verb To question someone closely and often forcefully, typically to get information out of them.
- verb To examine something closely and critically.