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偵 — kanji meaning “spy”

spy

Meanings
spy
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
11
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1857 of 2,500
Classical radical
9
Chinese reading
zhēn — Chinese character page

Words with 偵

WordReadingMeaning
ていさつ teisatsuscouting; reconnaissance
たんてい tanteidetective; investigator; sleuth
ないてい naiteisecret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry
みってい mitteispy; secret agent
しりつたんてい shiritsutanteiprivate detective
たんていしょうせつ tanteishousetsudetective story
ていさつえいせい teisatsueiseireconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
ていさつき teisatsukireconnaissance plane; spy plane
ていさつたい teisatsutaiscouting party; patrol
ていち teichispying out; discovering (by covert investigation)
めいたんてい meitanteigreat detective
ていさつよういん teisatsuyouinplayer put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known

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