探たん偵てい小しょう説せつ
Meanings
Noun
1. detective story
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たんていしょうせつ
Composed of
探たん偵てい
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
Noun
小しょう説せつ
novel; story; (work of) fiction
Noun
Examples11
Detective stories are amusing.
He has written a number of exciting detective stories.
I used to read detective stories before going to bed.
He is absorbed in reading detective novels.
The mystery story is so hard that I don't like it.
He amused himself by reading a detective story after supper.