JLPT N3 · Noun

刑事 (keiji)

刑事 (けいじ, keiji) is a Japanese noun meaning “(police) detective”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいじ
Romaji: keiji
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(police) detective · noun
criminal matter · noun, pre-noun

Example sentences

その泥棒は刑事を見ると走って逃げた。

The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 刑事

刑

punish, penalty, sentenceケイ · 6 strokes

事

matter, thing, factジ・ズ・こと・つか.う · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 刑事.

刑けいpenalty刑罰けいばつ(criminal) punishment死刑しけいdeath penalty仕事しごとwork事ことthing大事だいじimportant用事ようじbusiness事故じこaccident火事かじfire返事へんじreply食事しょくじmeal (e.g. lunch, dinner)事務所じむしょoffice事件じけんevent事実じじつfact

Source: JMdict entry 1249660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.