Japanese symbol for “inquisitor”
調査官
ちょうさかん
Romaji: chousakan
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
In Japanese, inquisitor is 調査官, read ちょうさかん (chousakan).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inquisitor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吟味役 | ぎんみやく ginmiyaku | auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor |
| 審問官 | しんもんかん shinmonkan | investigator; inquisitor; hearing officer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation; examination; inquiry |
| 調べ | しらべ shirabe | investigation; inspection; examination |
| 調整 | ちょうせい chousei | adjustment; regulation; coordination |
| 調子 | ちょうし choushi | tune; tone; key |
| 体調 | たいちょう taichou | physical condition; state of health; shape |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう junchou | favourable; favorable; doing well |
| 検査 | けんさ kensa | inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test |
| 捜査 | そうさ sousa | search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
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