| detective | (n) a police officer who investigates crimes, Syn. tec, police detective, investigator |
| detective | (n) an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public |
| detective agency | (n) an agency that makes inquiries for its clients |
| detective novel | (n) novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end, Syn. mystery novel |
| detective story | (n) a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution |
| hotel detective | (n) a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store, Syn. house dick, house detective |
| private detective | (n) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information, Syn. shamus, PI, private eye, sherlock, private investigator, operative |
| store detective | (n) a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage |
| detection | (n) a police investigation to determine the perpetrator, Syn. detecting, sleuthing, detective work, Example: detection is hard on the feet |
| 侦破 | [zhēn pò, ㄓㄣ ㄆㄛˋ, 侦 破 / 偵 破] to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout #12,014 [Add to Longdo] |
| 侦探 | [zhēn tàn, ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ, 侦 探 / 偵 探] detective #16,248 [Add to Longdo] |
| 法医 | [fǎ yī, ㄈㄚˇ ㄧ, 法 医 / 法 醫] forensic investigator; forensic detective #16,655 [Add to Longdo] |
| 侦察员 | [zhēn chá yuán, ㄓㄣ ㄔㄚˊ ㄩㄢˊ, 侦 察 员 / 偵 察 員] detective; investigator; scout; spy #44,252 [Add to Longdo] |
| 警探 | [jǐng tàn, ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄢˋ, 警 探] police detective #62,894 [Add to Longdo] |
| 暗探 | [àn tàn, ㄢˋ ㄊㄢˋ, 暗 探] secret agent; detective #94,154 [Add to Longdo] |
| 包探 | [bāo tàn, ㄅㄠ ㄊㄢˋ, 包 探] detective (in former times) #492,795 [Add to Longdo] |
| 遉 | [zhēn, ㄓㄣ, 遉] spy, reconnoiter; detective [Add to Longdo] |
| 刑事 | [けいじ, keiji] (n) (1) (police) detective; (n, adj-f) (2) criminal matter; (P) #1,418 [Add to Longdo] |
| 探偵 | [たんてい, tantei] (n, vs, adj-no) detective; sleuth; investigator; (P) #1,780 [Add to Longdo] |
| 犬(P);狗 | [いぬ, inu] (n) (1) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); (2) snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); (n-pref) (3) counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful; (P) #1,862 [Add to Longdo] |
| 推理 | [すいり, suiri] (n, vs, adj-no) reasoning; inference; mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.); (P) #4,358 [Add to Longdo] |
| 興信所 | [こうしんじょ, koushinjo] (n) detective agency; (P) #8,909 [Add to Longdo] |
| 隠密 | [おんみつ, onmitsu] (adj-na, n, adj-no) privacy; secrecy; spy; detective #17,337 [Add to Longdo] |
| でか | [deka] (n) (sl) detective [Add to Longdo] |
| ディテクティブ;デテクティブ | [deitekuteibu ; detekuteibu] (n) detective [Add to Longdo] |
| ディテクティブストーリー | [deitekuteibusuto-ri-] (n) detective story [Add to Longdo] |
| 岡っ引き;岡引 | [おかっぴき, okappiki] (n) (arch) (See 目明かし, 御用聞き・3) hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective [Add to Longdo] |
| 岡引き;岡引 | [おかひき, okahiki] (n) (arch) (See 目明かし, 御用聞き・3, 岡っ引き) hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective [Add to Longdo] |
| 鬼刑事 | [おにけいじ, onikeiji] (n) crack detective [Add to Longdo] |
| 刑事ドラマ | [けいじドラマ, keiji dorama] (n) police drama (television); detective drama [Add to Longdo] |
| 私立探偵 | [しりつたんてい, shiritsutantei] (n) private detective [Add to Longdo] |
| 推理小説 | [すいりしょうせつ, suirishousetsu] (n) mystery or detective novel; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 探偵業 | [たんていぎょう, tanteigyou] (n) detective work; detective industry [Add to Longdo] |
| 探偵事務所 | [たんていじむしょ, tanteijimusho] (n) detective bureau; investigation firm [Add to Longdo] |
| 探偵社 | [たんていしゃ, tanteisha] (n) detective agency [Add to Longdo] |
| 探偵小説 | [たんていしょうせつ, tanteishousetsu] (n) detective story [Add to Longdo] |
| 探偵団 | [たんていだん, tanteidan] (n) (1) detective team; (2) study group; club [Add to Longdo] |
| 部長刑事 | [ぶちょうけいじ, buchoukeiji] (n) detective-sergeant [Add to Longdo] |
| 保安係;保安係り | [ほあんがかり, hoangakari] (n) store (house) detective; security (officer) [Add to Longdo] |
| 捕り物;捕物帳;捕物帖 | [とりものちょう, torimonochou] (n) (1) (See 目明かし, 岡っ引き) detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); (2) detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs [Add to Longdo] |
| 捕り物控え | [とりものひかえ, torimonohikae] (n) detective's memoirs [Add to Longdo] |
| 名探偵 | [めいたんてい, meitantei] (n) great detective [Add to Longdo] |
| 目明かし | [めあかし, meakashi] (n) (See 岡っ引き) hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman [Add to Longdo] |