The Japanese word for detective is
探偵
たんてい - tantei探-to find (tan), 偵-investigation, spy, detective (tei)
Japanese Definition
| detective | |
| 1. 名詞. 探偵。刑事。 |
Translations for detective and their definitions
| 探偵 | |
| 1. n. a detective (person employed to find information) | |
| 2. n. a spy | |
| 3. v. to covertly investigate |
| 刑事 | |
| 1. n. (law enforcement) a detective | |
| 宇宙刑事ギャバン - Space Sheriff Gavan | |
| 2. n. (usually attributive) criminal matters |
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Pronunciation
(tantei)
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