How to say 'Police car' in Japanese | パトカー

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The Japanese word for Police car is 'Patokaa', written as パトカー in Japanese.

word

パトカー

Meaning

Police car

Reading

Patokaa

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'パトカー (patokaa)' is a loanword derived from the English 'patrol car'. It refers specifically to a police car used for patrolling and responding to incidents. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation and media. For example: The police car is fast「パトカーは速い」(ぱとかーははやい). I saw a police car on the street「通りでパトカーを見た」(とおりでぱとかーをみた). The term is widely understood and used across Japan, often associated with law enforcement and emergency response scenarios.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

1277

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word パトカー

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

パ

Reading

katakana

ト

Reading

katakana

カ

Reading

katakana

カー

Reading

Kaa

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'Patokaa' means 'Police car' .

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