Japanese symbol for “legwork”
聞き込み捜査
ききこみそうさ
Romaji: kikikomisousa
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
In Japanese, legwork is 聞き込み捜査, read ききこみそうさ (kikikomisousa).
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Meanings
- n (police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
Written forms: 聞き込み捜査、聞込み捜査. Readings: ききこみそうさ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “legwork”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地取り | じどり jidori | (police) legwork |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新聞 | しんぶん shinbun | newspaper |
| 聞こえる | きこえる kikoeru | to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears |
| 聞く | きく kiku | to hear |
| 聞き手 | ききて kikite | hearer; listener; audience |
| 聞き取り | ききとり kikitori | listening comprehension; aural comprehension |
| 聞こえ | きこえ kikoe | being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reception (e.g. of a radio station) |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | hope; promise; possibility |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
| 捜査 | そうさ sousa | search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry |
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation; examination; inquiry |
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