間かん諜ちょう

noun

spy; secret agent

A person who secretly collects information about another country or organization. Often used in military, political, or espionage contexts. The term is somewhat formal and less common in everyday conversation than スパイ.

• 彼かれは戦せん時じ中ちゅう、間かん諜ちょうとして敵てき国こくに潜せん入にゅうした。

  During the war, he infiltrated the enemy country as a spy.

• その男おとこは間かん諜ちょうの疑うたがいで逮たい捕ほされた。

  The man was arrested on suspicion of being a spy.