What does 探究 mean?
探究 is a Japanese noun meaning “academic inquiry” in English. It is written as 探究 in kanji, たんきゅう in hiragana, and tankyuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
人間の真理の探究に対して不朽の貢献をした書物を、我々は偉大な書物と呼ぶのである。
Those books which have made a lasting contribution to man's quest for truth, we call great books.