How to say 'Detective' in Japanese | 探偵

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The Japanese word for Detective is 'Tantei', written as 探偵 in Japanese.'Detective' in hiragana is たんてい.

word

探偵

Meaning

Detective

Reading

たんてい

tantei

Kanji

探Search 偵Spy

Explanation

The Japanese noun '探偵 (たんてい)' refers to a 'detective', someone who investigates and solves crimes or mysteries. This term is commonly used in contexts involving private investigators, fictional detectives, or professional sleuths. For example: He is a famous detective「彼は有名な探偵です」(かれはゆうめいなたんていです). The detective solved the case「探偵が事件を解決した」(たんていがじけんをかいけつした). The word can also appear in compound terms like '探偵小説 (たんていしょうせつ)' (detective novel) or '探偵事務所 (たんていじむしょ)' (detective agency).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4892

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 探偵

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

探

Meaning

kanji

偵

Meaning

Spy

Words Related to 探偵 Through the Kanji 探

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 探 as well.

word

探す

Meaning

word

探る

Meaning

Probe

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'Tantei' means 'Detective' .

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