岡っ引き

おかっぴき

Also written as:
  • 岡引

Meanings

  • Noun

    common noun
    1. hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective.

      archaism

      See also 目明かし , 御用聞き .

Word informations

  • Common word: no
  • JLPT Level: None

Kanji

岡mount, hill, knoll
引pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

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