偵
偵 — Spy
spy
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 偵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偵察 | ていさつ teisatsu | scouting; reconnaissance |
| 探偵 | たんてい tantei | detective; investigator; sleuth |
| 内偵 | ないてい naitei | secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry |
Study notes
偵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1857 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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