偵察|ていさつteisatsu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbscouting; reconnaissance
Conjugation
Dictionary form偵察する(ていさつする)
Polite (masu)偵察します(ていさつします)
Negative (nai)偵察しない(ていさつしない)
polite (masen)偵察しません(ていさつしません)
classical zu / nu偵察せず・偵察せぬ(ていさつせず・ていさつせぬ)
Past (ta)偵察した(ていさつした)
polite (mashita)偵察しました(ていさつしました)
Past negative (nakatta)偵察しなかった(ていさつしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)偵察しませんでした(ていさつしませんでした)
Te form偵察して(ていさつして)
Potential偵察できる(ていさつできる)
Passive偵察される(ていさつされる)
Causative偵察させる(ていさつさせる)
Causative passive偵察させられる(ていさつさせられる)
Conditional (ba)偵察すれば(ていさつすれば)
tara偵察したら(ていさつしたら)
Volitional偵察しよう(ていさつしよう)
polite (mashou)偵察しましょう(ていさつしましょう)
Imperative偵察しろ(ていさつしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym探りさぐりCasualColloquial for probing or sounding things out, as in 「探りを入れる」; 「偵察」 is organized scouting of enemy conditions.
  • Synonym内偵ないていWrittenWritten/formal prose for covert investigation by police and the like, as in 「内偵を進める」; 「偵察」 is military or competitive scouting.
  • Related諜報ちょうほうFormalFormal term for secretly gathering and relaying intelligence, as in 「諜報機関」; 「偵察」 focuses on scouting enemy conditions and movements.
  • Related密偵みっていWrittenWritten/formal prose for a spy who secretly probes, or such spying; 「偵察」 is the act of scouting enemy conditions, as in 「偵察機」.
  • Related偵知ていちWrittenWritten/formal prose for finding something out by covert investigation; 「偵察」 stresses the scouting action itself.
  • Relatedスパイ行為スパイこういNeutralNeutral term for espionage: covertly gathering intelligence on other countries or hostile groups; 「偵察」 is about observing enemy conditions and movements.
  • Relatedスパイ活動NeutralNeutral term for spy activity, including stealing secrets; 「偵察」 is about observing enemy movements.

Use 「偵察」 for scouting enemy or opponent movements, as in 「偵察機」 and 「敵情偵察」. For covert investigation choose 「内偵」, for intelligence work 「諜報」, for spies 「密偵」, and for sounding someone out 「探り」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 敵てきや相手あいての動うごきをこっそり探さぐること。
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