突止める

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 突止める – see the following entry.

【突つき止とめる】 [verb] to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause), to pin down, to ascertain [verb] (archaic) to stab to death Alternative spellings 突きとめる, 突き留める

(This term, 突止める, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)