VocabJLPT N2
spy
NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. spy
  2. 2. spying
  3. 3. Espionage
This katakana noun is a loanword from English meaning "spy," referring to a person who secretly gathers information for a government or organization. It is used in both real-world political contexts and in fiction such as movies and games.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

At dinner, my little sister asked, "Are spies actually real?"

Sentence 2

Apparently there's a growing number of spies targeting research data.

Sentence 3

Neighborhood gossip is basically spy-level intelligence gathering — kind of hilarious.

Sentence 4

My cat sits monitoring the window like a little spy.

Sentence 5

I hate that random acts of kindness start looking like a spy's trap to me.