私立探偵

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 私立探偵(しりつたんてい) means a private detective who investigates on behalf of clients.
• Basic usage: It is used for someone looking for clues or confirming the purpose of an assignment.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Detective and client
  • 探偵(たんてい) is the investigator; 依頼人(いらいにん) is the person requesting the investigation.
• Reading
  • In this expression, 私立 is read しりつ and 探偵 is read たんてい.