"スパイ" meaning in Japanese

See スパイ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [sɨ̥pa̠i] Forms: supai [romanization]
Etymology: From English spy. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|spy}} English spy Head templates: {{ja-noun}} スパイ • (supai)
  1. a spy
    Sense id: en-スパイ-ja-noun-~6YXcxWd Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 50 50 0
  2. espionage
    Sense id: en-スパイ-ja-noun-5Tz5bMnn Categories (other): Japanese katakana, Espionage Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 50 50 0 Disambiguation of Espionage: 0 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 間諜 (kanchō), 密偵 (mittei)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: [sɨ̥pa̠i]
Etymology: From English spy. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|spy}} English spy Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru}} スパイする • (supai suru) suru (stem スパイし (supai shi), past スパイした (supai shita)) Forms: スパイする [canonical], supai suru [romanization], スパイし [stem], スパイした [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], スパイし [error-unrecognized-form], supai shi [error-unrecognized-form], スパイする [error-unrecognized-form], supai suru [error-unrecognized-form], スパイすれ [error-unrecognized-form], supai sure [error-unrecognized-form], スパイせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], スパイしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], supai seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], supai shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], スパイされる [passive], supai sareru [passive], スパイさせる [causative], スパイさす [causative], supai saseru [causative], supai sasu [causative], スパイできる [potential], supai dekiru [potential], スパイしよう [volitional], supai shiyō [volitional], スパイしない [negative], supai shinai [negative], スパイせず [continuative, negative], supai sezu [continuative, negative], スパイします [formal], supai shimasu [formal], スパイした [perfective], supai shita [perfective], スパイして [conjunctive], supai shite [conjunctive], スパイすれば [conditional, hypothetical], supai sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. conduct espionage, spy Derived forms: 産業スパイ (sangyō supai) (ruby: 産業(さんぎょう))
    Sense id: en-スパイ-ja-verb-AEvQnCWj Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 15 15 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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      "form": "supai saseru",
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      "form": "supai sasu",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "スパイできる",
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      "form": "supai dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "form": "スパイしよう",
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      "form": "supai shiyō",
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      "form": "スパイします",
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      "form": "supai shimasu",
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      "form": "スパイした",
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      "form": "supai shita",
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      "form": "スパイして",
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      "form": "supai sareru",
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      "form": "スパイさせる",
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      "form": "スパイさす",
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      "form": "supai saseru",
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      "form": "supai sasu",
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      "form": "スパイできる",
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      "form": "supai dekiru",
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    {
      "form": "スパイしよう",
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      "form": "supai shiyō",
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      "form": "スパイしない",
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      "form": "supai shinai",
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      "form": "スパイせず",
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      "form": "supai sezu",
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    {
      "form": "スパイします",
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    {
      "form": "supai shimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "スパイした",
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    {
      "form": "supai shita",
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    {
      "form": "スパイして",
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      "form": "supai shite",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conjunctive"
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      "form": "スパイすれば",
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      "other": "スパイ"
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  "word": "スパイ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for スパイ meaning in Japanese (5.4kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "スパイ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "スパイ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "スパイ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "スパイ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "スパイ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "スパイ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "スパイ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "スパイ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "スパイ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "スパイ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "スパイ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "スパイ",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "スパイ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "スパイ",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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