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    3. 興信所

    興信所

    興こう信しん所じょ

    detective agency

    KMT10News #47+1Ref L2NounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab33 strokes

    こうしんじょ

    Noun

    1.
    detective agency, enquiry agency

    Stroke 0 / 33

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは興こう信しん所じょに依い頼らいした。

    He requested a detective agency.

    KMT8Business & Finance
    興こう信しん所じょは個こ人じんの身み元もと調ちょう査さを行おこなう。

    Detective agencies conduct background checks on individuals.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    企き業ぎょうは新しん規き取とり引ひき先さきの信しん用よう調ちょう査さを興こう信しん所じょに委い託たくすることがある。

    Companies sometimes entrust credit investigations of new business partners to detective agencies.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    興こう信しん所じょの報ほう告こく書しょは、ビジネス上じょうの重じゅう要ような意いし思けっ決てい定やくに役た立つつ。

    Detective agency reports are useful for important business decisions.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    彼かれは失しっ踪そうした家か族ぞくを探さがすため、興こう信しん所じょに相そう談だんした。

    He consulted a detective agency to find his missing family member.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    興
    おこ.る・おこ.す…(5)
    entertain・revive・retrieve・interest・pleasure
    信
    faith・truth・fidelity・trust
    所
    ところ・-ところ・どころ・とこ…(2)
    place・extent
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