twist · investigate

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 糾 has 9 strokes and appears in words for condemning wrongdoing or disputes becoming tangled.
• Basic usage: 糾弾 is read きゅうだん, and 紛糾 is read ふんきゅう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Condemnation and a troubled discussion
  • 公金の不正利用を厳しく糾弾した means strongly condemned the misuse of public funds.
  • を marks the target of condemnation with 糾弾する.
  • 労使交渉が紛糾し means labor negotiations became embroiled in disagreement.
  • 紛糾する describes conflicting views complicating progress in a discussion.