Word Meaning 聞き込み捜査

ききこみそうさ kikikomisousa

聞き込み捜査 is read as ききこみそうさ (kikikomisousa) and means (police) legwork.

Meaning

English

(police) legwork
house-to-house inquiry
canvassing
investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.

Reading

Kana

ききこみそうさ

Romaji

kikikomisousa

Writing Variants

聞込み捜査 ききこみそうさ kikikomisousa

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 21944 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

聞き取り調査

ききとりちょうさ

fact-finding survey based on interviews

捜査

そうさ

search (esp. in criminal investigations)

共同捜査

きょうどうそうさ

joint investigation

公開捜査

こうかいそうさ

open criminal investigation

地取り捜査

じどりそうさ

police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site

強制捜査

きょうせいそうさ

compulsory investigation

初動捜査

しょどうそうさ

initial investigation (by police)

任意捜査

にんいそうさ

search conducted with the consent of the party concerned

家宅捜査

かたくそうさ

house search (e.g. by the police)

科学捜査

かがくそうさ

scientific crime detection

警察捜査

けいさつそうさ

police investigation

裏付け捜査

うらづけそうさ

search for corroborative evidence