密みっ偵てい

noun

spy; secret agent

Refers to a person who secretly collects information, often for a government or organization. Similar to スパイ but with a slightly more formal or literary tone.

See also: スパイ

• 彼かれは戦せん時じ中ちゅう、密みっ偵ていとして活かつ動どうしていた。

  He worked as a spy during the war.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

spying; espionage

The act of spying; can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to spy on' or 'to conduct espionage'.

• 敵てき国こくの動うごきを密みっ偵ていする任にん務むを与あたえられた。

  He was given the mission of spying on the enemy country's movements.