Spy - Kancho

Japanese: 間諜 - かんちょう

〘 noun 〙 The act of using secret means to find out about an enemy or rival and report it to one's allies. Also, the person who does this. A spy. A spy. ※Ritsumen (718), Iritten Text, _{Zhongxingmitsu} Yuseitou (Article on Secrets): "A man's wife and children can travel 2,000 ri, but they cannot be _{the ones} _to spy. Instead, they can be the ones to spy." ※Criminal Code (1907), Article 85: " _A person who acts as a spy for an enemy country or aids an enemy country in spying." [Huainanzi - Military Strategy Instruction]

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Japanese:

〘名〙秘密の手段を用いて敵あるいは競争相手の様子をさぐり、味方に通報すること。また、その人。まわしもの。間者。スパイ。※律（718）逸文・擅興密有征討条「妻子流二千里。其非_二征討_一。而作_二間諜_一」※刑法（明治四〇年）（1907）八五条「敵国の為めに間諜を為し又は敵国の間諜を幇助したる者」〔淮南子‐兵略訓〕

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