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諜者 (ちょうじゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

諜ちょう者じゃ

also: ちょうしゃ

Meanings

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noun

spy; secret agent

Rare, literary term for a spy or undercover agent. In modern Japanese, スパイ, 間諜 (かんちょう), or 密偵 (みってい) are more common.

See also: 間者 · 密偵 · スパイ · 間諜

古ふるい小しょう説せつでは、諜ちょう者じゃという言こと葉ばが使つかわれることがある。
In old novels, the word 諜者 is sometimes used.
諜ちょう者じゃとして敵てき国こくに潜せん入にゅうした。
He infiltrated the enemy country as a spy.

Written forms

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- ちょうじゃ
  Rare kanji spelling; the word is more commonly written in kana or replaced by synonyms like スパイ.
- ちょうしゃ
  Alternate reading ちょうしゃ; less common than ちょうじゃ.

ちょうしゃ

Kana spelling for the alternate reading ちょうしゃ; even rarer than ちょうじゃ.

Kanji

諜spy out, reconnoiter
者someone, person

Similar words

スパイ
Common modern loanword for 'spy'; much more frequent than 諜者.
間かん諜ちょう
Another literary term for 'spy'; slightly more common than 諜者 but still formal.
密みっ偵てい
Refers specifically to a secret agent or detective; used in historical or police contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 諜 (ちょう, 'spy') and 者 (しゃ/じゃ, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with espionage.