The Japanese word for detective is
探偵
たんてい - tantei探-to find (tan), 偵-investigation, spy, detective (tei)
Pronunciation
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(tantei)
Example Sentences
| その探偵はずいぶん危ない橋を渡ってきた。 | The detective has a lot of adventures. |
| その探偵は年老いた紳士に変装した。 | The detective disguised himself as an old gentleman. |
| 探偵が事件の本当のことが分かるまで半年かかった。 | The detective took six months to get at the truth of that affair. |
| 彼はときどき推理（探偵）小説を読む。 | He reads detective stories on occasion. |
| 有能な探偵がその悲劇の原因を調査する任務に当てられた。 | The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy. |
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