諜報(ちょうほう)

ちょうほう
noun
espionage; intelligence
formal
1. espionage; intelligence; spying
The covert gathering of information, especially about a foreign government, military, or organization, for strategic purposes.
諜報(ちょうほう)活動(かつどう)に従事(じゅうじ)する。
To engage in espionage activities.
その映画(えいが)は諜報(ちょうほう)機関(きかん)の裏側(うらがわ)を描(えが)いている。
That movie depicts the inner workings of an intelligence agency.
冷戦(れいせん)時代(じだい)には、各国(かっこく)が諜報(ちょうほう)活動(かつどう)に莫大(ばくだい)な予算(よさん)を費(つい)やしていた。
During the Cold War era, countries spent enormous budgets on intelligence activities.

諜報(ちょうほう) refers to espionage or intelligence-gathering, especially in a military or political context.

Common collocations

  • 諜報(ちょうほう)活動(かつどう) (espionage activities)
  • 諜報(ちょうほう)機関(きかん) (intelligence agency)
  • 諜報(ちょうほう)員(いん) (spy, intelligence agent)
  • 諜報(ちょうほう)戦(せん) (intelligence war)

The word carries a serious, formal tone and is commonly encountered in news, historical writing, and spy fiction. It is distinct from スパイ, which is the more casual, everyday word for a spy.

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Added 2026.2.28 16:57 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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