Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 探偵(たんてい) in Japanese

探偵
Kana Reading
たんてい
Romaji
tantei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    detective; sleuth; investigator
    Example sentence
    有能な探偵がその悲劇原因調査する任務当てられた The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

spy

On'Yomi: テイ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

grope, search, look for, search, look for

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: さぐ.る, さが.す

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