Kanji
糾
N1
9 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1820
twist, ask, investigate, verify
On'yomi (音読み)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
ただ.す
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
紛糾
ふんきゅう
complication; confusion
糾弾
きゅうだん
censure; denunciation
糾合
きゅうごう
rally; muster
糾明
きゅうめい
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
糾問
きゅうもん
inquiry; enquiry
罪状糾明
ざいじょうきゅうめい
closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
糾う
あざなう
to twist strands (e.g. into rope); to twist rope
禍福は糾える縄のごとし
かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns
Example sentences
禍福（かふく）は糾（ただ）える縄（なわ）の如（ごと）し。
When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.