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...”
Key Points
- 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.
- 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.
- ～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
そう (So)
そう means “like that” or “that way”. Said alone, it agrees: “right”. After a verb stem or adjective, it means something looks or seems a certain way.
君 (You)
君 is a word for “you” used toward equals or people younger or of lower standing. It sounds gentle or poetic. Read くん, it is a suffix on names.
捜査 (Investigation)
捜査 means a criminal investigation by police or prosecutors to identify suspects and gather evidence.
思う (Think)
思う is to have a thought, feeling, belief, or hope about something.
作る (To make)
作る means to create or prepare something.
物 (Thing)
物 is a physical thing or object.
See Also
- Kanji: Investigation and inspection with 査
- Grammar: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Quoting and reporting with と and って
- Kanji: Making and creating things with 作
- Kanji: Things and kinds with 物