興信所

Japanese

Kanji in this term
興	信	所
こう Grade: 5	しん Grade: 4	じょ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

興(こう)信(しん)所(じょ) • (kōshinjo)

private detective agency

Derived terms

商業興信所(しょうぎょうこうしんじょ) (shōgyō kōshinjo, “mercantile agency”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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