Word details
自粛警察
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 自粛警察.
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Entry
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Colloquial; Jocular, humorous term
self-appointed enforcer of business closure and stay-at-home requests during the COVID-19 pandemic; pandemic police; virus vigilante
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
自
oneself
6 strokesFrequency 19JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ジシ
Kun
みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと
Nanori
より
粛
solemn, quietly, softly
11 strokesFrequency 1,549JLPT N1Grade 8
On
シュクスク
Kun
つつし.む
警
admonish, commandment
19 strokesFrequency 366JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ケイ
Kun
いまし.める
察
guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
14 strokesFrequency 477JLPT N2Grade 4
On
サツ
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