Word details

警察

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 警察.

Dictionary

Entry

警察いさつFreq #1563
1

Common noun

police

Examples
その場合には警察を呼びなさい。
In that case, call the police.
2

Abbreviation; Common noun

police officer

3

Abbreviation; Common noun

police station

4

Colloquial; Noun, used as a suffix

self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody; vigilante; gatekeeper

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

admonish, commandment

19 strokesFrequency 366JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ケイ

Kun

いまし.める

guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand

14 strokesFrequency 477JLPT N2Grade 4

On

サツ

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