How to say 'Police' in Japanese | 警官

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The Japanese word for Police is 'Keikan', written as 警官 in Japanese.'Police' in hiragana is けいかん.

word

警官

Meaning

Police

Reading

けいかん

keikan

Kanji

警Warn 官Government, Bureaucrat

Explanation

The Japanese noun '警官 (けいかん)' refers to a police officer or a member of the police force. It is a formal term used to describe someone who enforces laws and maintains public order. For example: The police officer is directing traffic「警官が交通を整理している」(けいかんがこうつうをせいりしている). I asked the police officer for directions「警官に道を聞いた」(けいかんにみちをきいた). This term is commonly used in both written and spoken Japanese when referring to law enforcement personnel.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5693

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 警官

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

警

Meaning

Warn

kanji

官

Meaning

Government, Bureaucrat

Words Related to 警官 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

警部

Meaning

Inspector

word

警視

Meaning

Police inspector

word

警備

Meaning

Security

Words Related to 警官 Through the Kanji 官

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 官 as well.

word

官

Meaning

Official

word

長官

Meaning

Chief

word

官僚

Meaning

Bureaucrat

word

官庁

Meaning

Government

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'Keikan' means 'Police' .

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