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刑事

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

刑事 — “criminal case; (police) detective”

刑事 (read けいじ) means criminal case; (police) detective. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

けいじ

Meaning

criminal case; (police) detective

刑事 in a sentence

刑事けいじが事件じけんを調しらべる。

The detective investigates the case.

The kanji in 刑事

刑punishment, penalty
事matter, affair

Words that share a kanji with 刑事

仕事しごと— work, job, occupation, employment
食事するしょくじする— to have a meal, to dine
大事だいじ— important, valuable, precious
無事にぶじに— safely, without incident
お大事におだいじに— take care (of yourself), get well soon
返事へんじ— reply, answer, response
用事ようじ— errand, business, task
記事きじ— article (news)

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