けい
刑
じ
事

noun

  1. (police) detective.

noun, noun or verb acting predominately

  1. criminal matter.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
刑
じ
事
 刑事 けいじ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

punish, penalty, sentence
ケイ　おさか　ぎょう (8th, N1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
matter, thing, fact
ジ　こと　ズ (3rd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)