興信所

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 5
しん
Grade: 4
じょ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) ーしんじょ [kòóshíńjó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ーしんじょ [kòóshíńjóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

Noun[edit]

(こう)(しん)(じょ) (kōshinjo

  1. private detective agency

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN