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探偵

Reading

Kana: たんてい
Romaji: tantei
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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detective; sleuth; investigator

Kanji

Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for
Reading: テイ
Meaning: spy

Example Sentences

探偵(たんてい)小説(しょうせつ)はおもしろい。
➥Detective stories are amusing.
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(かれ)はときどき探偵(たんてい)小説(しょうせつ)()む。
➥He reads detective stories on occasion.
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(かれ)突然(とつぜん)探偵(たんてい)小説(しょうせつ)()きになった。
➥He suddenly took a liking to detective stories.
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彼女(かのじょ)(かれ)探偵(たんてい)だと()った。
➥She described him as a detective.
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その(おとこ)私立(しりつ)探偵(たんてい)だとわかった。
➥The man turned out to be a private detective.
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その探偵(たんてい)年老(としお)いた紳士(しんし)変装(へんそう)した。
➥The detective disguised himself as an old gentleman.
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