EntryCommonWaniKani 31
  1. Noun

    detective; investigator; sleuth

    彼女は彼を探偵だと言った。
    She described him as a detective.
  2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    detective work; secret investigation

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Kun
さぐ.るさが.す
On
タン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
930 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c8.16The Kanji Dictionary
5709.4Four corner code
1364deroo
63a2Unicode hex code
1-35-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1949Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2211New Nelson (John Haig)
505New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
466Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1327Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1425Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1239A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1316Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1236Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12276Morohashi
930A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
535Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
544Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
578Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
942henshall3
927Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1258Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
908Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1340Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tan4, tan1Pinyin reading
tamKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
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On
テイ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1857 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-9SKIP code
2a9.15The Kanji Dictionary
2128.6Four corner code
2161deroo
5075Unicode hex code
1-36-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
502Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
270New Nelson (John Haig)
138New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
157Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
106Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
122Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
981Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1056Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1878A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1276Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1839Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
898Morohashi
1619A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1928Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2113Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1060Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1410Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1765Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
121Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
990Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level