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岡っ引き
岡っ引き
岡引
Reading
Kana:
おかっぴき
Romaji:
okappiki
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
1
hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective
Note:
archaism
See also:
目明かし
御用聞き
Kanji
岡
Readings:
コウ、 おか
Meanings:
mount, hill, knoll
引
Readings:
イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings:
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to