How to say detective in Japanese

JLPTN3
刑事★【けいじkeiji】

noun:

  • (police) detective

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • criminal matter

Example Sentences

有能なyuunouna探偵tanteiがgaそのsono悲劇higekiのno原因gen'inをwo調査chousaするsuru任務ninmuにni当てられたaterareta。
The capable detective was assigned to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
僕bokuはha寝るneru前maeにni探偵小説tanteishousetsuをwoよくyoku読んだyondaものmonoだったdatta。
I used to read detective stories before going to bed.
父chichiはha暇なhimanaときtokiにはnihaよくyoku推理小説suirishousetsuをwo読んでいましたyondeimashita。
Father would often read detective stories in his spare time.
彼女kanojoはha夫ottoをwo見張るmiharuためtame私立探偵shiritsutanteiをwo雇ったyatotta。
She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.
彼女kanojoはha彼kareをwo探偵tanteiだdaとto言ったitta。
She described him as a detective.

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