たん
探
てい
偵
しょう
小
せつ
説

noun

  1. detective story.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たん
探
てい
偵
しょう
小
せつ
説
 探偵小説 たんていしょうせつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grope, search, look for
さが.す　タン　さぐ.る (6th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
deep
a net, net-like, radical 122
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
spy
テイ (Early High School, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
upright, chastity, constancy
テイ　さだ　ジョウ (Early High School, N1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
opinion, theory, explanation
セツ　と.く　ゼイ (4th, N3)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
exchange(兌) variant
to divide
elder brother, big brother
あに　キョウ　ケイ (2nd, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)