諜報(ちょうほう)

ちょうほう
noun
espionage; intelligence
formalmilitarypolitics
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.

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Serious and formal; found in news, historical writing and spy fiction.

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Similar words

  • スパイ: spy — the everyday word, mainly for the person; 諜報(ちょうほう) names the activity

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Compare: スパイ (spy)
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Added 2026.2.28 16:57 · Revised 2026.10.13 16:39
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