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What does the kanji 偵 mean?

偵 means spying, reconnaissance. On'yomi テイ.

Quick facts
On'yomiテイ
Strokes11
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi テイ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

spying, reconnaissance

Memory hook

A person (亻) divining (卜) news and quietly probing the enemy's wealth (貝) — SPY, DETECT.

Main radical

人person 2 strokes

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Stroke order · 11 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.