Japanese symbol for “discovering”
偵知
ていち
Romaji: teichi
spying out; discovering (by covert investigation)
In Japanese, discovering is 偵知, read ていち (teichi).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt spying out; discovering (by covert investigation)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偵察 | ていさつ teisatsu | scouting; reconnaissance |
| 探偵 | たんてい tantei | detective; investigator; sleuth |
| 内偵 | ないてい naitei | secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry |
| 密偵 | みってい mittei | spy; secret agent |
| 私立探偵 | しりつたんてい shiritsutantei | private detective |
| 探偵小説 | たんていしょうせつ tanteishousetsu | detective story |
| 知る | しる shiru | to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of) |
| 知識 | ちしき chishiki | knowledge; information |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.