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偵 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

道
準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
テイてい · tei
Kun
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Meaning
spy; detect

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Person plus divining to ask: to probe secretly into someone’s situation.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onテイていtei偵察ていさつ探偵たんてい内偵ないてい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 探偵たんてい

    detective

  • 偵察ていさつ

    reconnaissance

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

探偵(たんてい)が犯人(はんにん)の行方(ゆくえ)を追(お)った。

The detective tracked down where the culprit had gone.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading テイAll maps

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