How to say 'Police inspector' in Japanese | 警視

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The Japanese word for Police inspector is 'Keishi', written as 警視 in Japanese.'Police inspector' in hiragana is けいし.

word

警視

Meaning

Police inspector

Reading

けいし

keishi

Kanji

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Explanation

The Japanese noun '警視 (けいし)' refers to the police rank of 'inspector' in Japan. It is used to describe a rank within the Japanese Police hierarchy, specifically a rank above sergeant and below superintendent. Example: He is an inspector 「彼は警視です」 (かれはけいしです). The inspector arrived at the scene 「警視が現場に到着した」 (けいしがげんばにとうちゃくした). This term is used in official contexts and is not commonly used in casual conversation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6177

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 警視

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

警

Meaning

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kanji

視

Meaning

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Words Related to 警視 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

警官

Meaning

Police

word

警備

Meaning

Security

Words Related to 警視 Through the Kanji 視

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 視 as well.

word

視線

Meaning

Gaze

word

視点

Meaning

Viewpoint

word

監視

Meaning

Surveillance

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視

Meaning

View

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重視

Meaning

Emphasis

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視野

Meaning

Field of view

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視聴

Meaning

Viewing

word

視覚

Meaning

Vision

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無視

Meaning

Ignore

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