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JLPT N1 · 11 strokes

The kanji 偵 — “detective work”

偵 means detective work and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 11 strokes and uses the Person (side) radical (亻).

Stroke order · 11 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): テイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 亻 · Person (side)
Strokes: 11

How to remember 偵

A person (亻) diligently (貞) investigating — detective work. 探偵 appears right in the name Conan: 名探偵!

Example words with 偵

On'yomi readings

探偵たんていdetective

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