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偵

Spy
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingテイ

Meanings

  1. spyRtK
  2. detective
    彼は突然探偵小説が好きになった。He suddenly took a liking to detective stories.tatoeba
    彼は探偵小説を読むのに夢中になっている。He is absorbed in reading detective novels.tatoeba
  1. scouting
  2. reconnaissance

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · upright · magic wand · augury · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1056

Compound words

彼は探偵小説を読むことに熱中している。
He is absorbed in reading a detective story.tatoeba
彼は多数のおもしろい探偵小説を書いている。
He has written a number of exciting detective stories.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Spy, detect. 亻 (person) + 貞 (divine) — someone who finds out secrets. 探偵 — detective.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 偵

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step