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刑事: police detective, criminal matter | JLPT N3 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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刑事

JLPT N3Vocabulary

刑事(けいじ)

けいじ

police detective, criminal matter

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Reading and meaning Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: けいじ
Romaji: keiji
Meaning: police detective, criminal matter
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

その刑事(けいじ)は事件(じけん)を詳(くわ)しく調(しら)べています。
That detective is investigating the case in detail.
刑事(けいじ)が容疑者(ようぎしゃ)に質問(しつもん)しました。
The detective questioned the suspect.
兄(あに)は刑事(けいじ)として働(はたら)いています。
My older brother works as a police detective.

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刑事(けいじ)は証拠(しょうこ)を裁判所(さいばんしょ)に提出(ていしゅつ)しました。

The detective submitted the evidence to the court.

Kanji in this lesson

刑punish, penalty, sentence, punishmentJLPT N3 事matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possiblyJLPT N4