Meaning of 探偵 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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探偵
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Kana Readingたんてい
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Romajitantei
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Word Senses
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- 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
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Example Sentences
探偵, たんてい used in context
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The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
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She described him as a detective.
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He reads detective stories on occasion.
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The detective took six months to get at the truth of that affair.
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The detective disguised himself as an old gentleman.
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The detective has a lot of adventures.
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