How to say 'Inspector' in Japanese | 警部

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The Japanese word for Inspector is 'Keibu', written as 警部 in Japanese.'Inspector' in hiragana is けいぶ.

word

警部

Meaning

Inspector

Reading

けいぶ

keibu

Kanji

警Warn 部Section, Department

Explanation

The Japanese noun '警部 (けいぶ)' refers to a police inspector, a specific rank within the Japanese police force. This term is used to denote a senior officer who typically oversees investigations or commands a police station. For example: The inspector solved the case「警部が事件を解決した」(けいぶがじけんをかいけつした). He was promoted to inspector「彼は警部に昇進した」(かれはけいぶにしょうしんした). The rank of '警部' is above '警部補 (けいぶほ)' and below '警視 (けいし)' in the Japanese police hierarchy.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4820

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 警部

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

警

Meaning

Warn

kanji

部

Meaning

Section, Department

Words Related to 警部 Through the Kanji 警

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 警 as well.

word

警察

Meaning

Police

word

警告

Meaning

Warning

word

警戒

Meaning

Caution

word

警官

Meaning

Police

word

警視

Meaning

Police inspector

word

警備

Meaning

Security

Words Related to 警部 Through the Kanji 部

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 部 as well.

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全部

Meaning

All

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部

Meaning

Club

word

部屋

Meaning

Room

word

部分

Meaning

Part

word

一部

Meaning

Part

word

内部

Meaning

Inside

word

部門

Meaning

Department

word

一部分

Meaning

Part

word

部下

Meaning

Subordinate

word

本部

Meaning

Headquarters

word

工学部

Meaning

Engineering

word

学部

Meaning

Faculty

word

外部

Meaning

Outside

word

部隊

Meaning

Unit

word

幹部

Meaning

Executive

word

部長

Meaning

Manager

word

部品

Meaning

Parts

word

南部

Meaning

South

word

文部

Meaning

Education

word

大部分

Meaning

Majority

word

部落

Meaning

Hamlet

word

北部

Meaning

North

word

法学部

Meaning

Law, Faculty

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