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刑事 (けいじ, keiji) Japanese meaning: detective | Kotomora
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The detective arrived at the scene.
He is a detective with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Usage patterns 刑けい 事じ になる to become a detective
After years of effort, he became a detective.
刑けい 事じ 責せき 任にん を 負お う to bear criminal responsibility
The company ended up bearing criminal responsibility for the accident.
刑けい 事じ が 〈 事じ 件けん 〉 を 捜そう 査さ する a detective investigates a case
The detective is investigating that murder case.
刑けい 事じ 訴そ 訟しょう を 起お こす to file a criminal lawsuit
The prosecution filed a criminal lawsuit.
Kanji 刑 punish, penalty, sentence Related words 警察官 is the general term for any police officer, while 刑事 specifically means a plainclothes detective who investigates crimes.
刑事 typically refers to a plainclothes police detective, while 捜査官 is a broader term that can include agents from other agencies such as the FBI.
刑事 is the standard, neutral word for a police detective, while デカ is rough slang used in casual speech and crime fiction.
刑事 is a police detective working officially within the police force, while 探偵 usually refers to a private or fictional investigator not affiliated with the police.
Don't confuse with 探偵 usually means a private detective hired by clients, whereas 刑事 is a police officer conducting criminal investigations.
刑事 means a criminal detective (or criminal case), while 刑 alone means the penalty or sentence itself, even though both share the kanji 刑.
Etymology From 刑 (punishment, criminal) + 事 (matter, affair). The detective sense derives from the criminal matter sense, as detectives handle criminal cases.
crack detective; tough detective; relentless detective
