Helpful invention for an investigation with 捜査
Kanji Explanation: Investigation and inspection with 査
Conan is now staying with Detective Mouri in hopes of finding a case related to the men responsible for his becoming a child. He stops by Professor Agasa’s place to discuss the situation.
- 阿笠:
- 「おお、そうじゃ！！」
- “Oh, that's right!!”
- 「君の捜査の役にたつと思って、作った物を…」
- “I made this thinking it might help with your investigation...”
- Literal: “Thinking it would be useful for your investigation, the thing I made is...”
- “Oh, that's right!!”
Key Points
1捜査 = “investigation” in a detective/crime-solving sense
- Here 捜査 means the work of investigating a case.
- The kanji 捜 adds the sense of searching, so 捜査 is more like case investigation than a general inspection or examination.
2の役にたつ = “to be useful for”
- 君の捜査の役にたつ means “be useful for your investigation.”
- The first の links 君 to 捜査 (“your investigation”), and the second の links that whole phrase to 役にたつ.
3と思って = reason behind the action
- ～と思って、作った means “I made it thinking that…” or “because I thought…”
- It explains Agasa’s motivation for making the item before he reveals what it is.
Vocabulary
捜査 (Investigation)
捜査 refers to a series of activities conducted by investigative agencies such as the police and the public prosecutor’s office to identify and apprehend criminals and to collect and preserve evidence in preparation for trials.
See Also
- Grammar: Quoting and reporting with と and って
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