Vocabulary

What does おまわりさん (omawarisan) mean?

おまわりさん means police officer (familiar term).

Quick facts
Readingおまわりさん
Romajiomawarisan
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おまわりさん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkomawarisan

police officer (familiar term)

Example sentences

  • I ask the police officer for directions.

  • There is a police officer over there.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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