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おまわりさん

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おまわりさん

お巡りさん
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #24560
1

Familiar

police officer

Examples
おまわりさんに車を片側に寄せるように合図された。
The patrolman motioned me to pull over.

Kanji in this Word

5 strokes
Frequency: 1262
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

patrol
go around
circumference

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
めぐ.る
めぐ.り
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

honorable
manipulate
govern

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
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