SuGoiSuす語彙す諜
諜: spy
spy; espionage
16 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
On
チョウ
Kunちょうずる・うかがう・しめす
On-yomi チョウ only; found in spy vocabulary: 諜報 (intelligence), 防諜 (counterespionage), 間諜 (spy).
Key words
諜報ちょうほうintelligence gathering
諜報員ちょうほういんintelligence agent
間諜かんちょうspy
防諜ぼうちょうcounterespionage
諜報機関ちょうほうきかんintelligence agency
Example sentences
映画の主人公は、国の諜報機関で働く元兵士だ。
The hero of the film is a former soldier who works for a national intelligence agency.
戦争中、その国は防諜に力を入れ、外国人の行動を厳しく調べた。
During the war, that country put effort into counterespionage and closely checked the movements of foreigners.
敵の間諜が城に入り込んでいるという噂が流れた。
A rumor spread that an enemy spy had slipped into the castle.