調(しら)べる

しらべる
verb (ichidan)
to investigate, to look up
1. to investigate, to examine
To look into something carefully to find information or the truth.
原因(げんいん)を調(しら)べる。
Investigate the cause.
警察(けいさつ)が事件(じけん)を調(しら)べている。
The police are investigating the case.
医者(いしゃ)に体(からだ)を調(しら)べてもらった。
I had the doctor examine me.
Examine/check meaning
2. to look up, to check
To search for information in a reference source like a dictionary or the internet.
辞書(じしょ)で言葉(ことば)を調(しら)べる。
Look up a word in the dictionary.
で marks the tool used
インターネットで調(しら)べてみます。
I'll look it up on the internet.
地図(ちず)で道(みち)を調(しら)べてから出(で)かけた。
I checked the route on a map before heading out.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Pattern: Xを調(しら)べる (investigate/look up X).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action. 調(しら)べている = 'is investigating/looking up.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 辞書(じしょ)で調(しら)べる (look up in a dictionary)
  • ネットで調(しら)べる (search online)
  • 原因(げんいん)を調(しら)べる (investigate the cause)
  • よく調(しら)べる (examine carefully)
  • 調(しら)べてみる (try looking up)

USAGE CONTEXTS:

  • Academic research
  • Police investigations
  • Looking things up in dictionaries/online
  • Checking facts

RELATED:

  • 調査(ちょうさ) (investigation, survey—noun, more formal)
  • 検索(けんさく) (search—especially computer searches)
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Added 2026.1.8 21:55 · Revised 2026.3.7 10:53
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