探偵
Meanings
Noun
1. detective; investigator; sleuth
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
2. detective work; secret investigation
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たんてい
Used in vocabulary
Examples6
彼女
She described him as a detective.
彼
He reads detective stories on occasion.
探偵
The detective took six months to get at the truth of that affair.
有能な
The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
その
The detective has a lot of adventures.
その
The detective disguised himself as an old gentleman.