おとり捜そう査さ

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Meanings

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sting operation; undercover investigation

A police tactic where officers pose as criminals or victims to catch suspects in the act.

警けい察さつはおとり捜そう査さで麻ま薬やくの売ばい人にんを逮たい捕ほした。
The police arrested the drug dealer through a sting operation.
おとり捜そう査さは犯はん罪ざいの証しょう拠こを集あつめるのに有ゆう効こうな手しゅ段だんだ。
Undercover investigations are an effective means of gathering evidence of a crime.

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Kanji

捜search, look for, locate
査investigate
囮decoy, lure, stool pigeon

Related words

潜せん入にゅう捜そう査さ
潜入捜査 refers to an undercover investigation where an officer infiltrates a criminal organization, while おとり捜査 specifically involves setting a trap or posing as a potential victim or buyer to catch a suspect.

Word family

おとり捜そう査さ官かん
undercover investigator; decoy investigator

Written forms

おとり捜そう査さ
Standard spelling using the kana for おとり (decoy) and kanji for 捜査 (investigation).
囮おとり捜そう査さ
Kanji spelling using 囮 (decoy), which is less common but still used in formal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of おとり (decoy) and 捜査 (investigation). The word おとり originally referred to a decoy bird used in hunting.