Vocabulary

What does 警察 (けいさつ, keisatsu) mean?

警察 (けいさつ, keisatsu) means police; police station.

Quick facts
Readingけいさつ
Romajikeisatsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
けいさつ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkeisatsu

police; police station

GenkiGenki 21
  1. 1noun police
  2. 2noun police officer
  3. 3noun police station
  4. 4noun suffix self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody; vigilante

Example sentences

  • The police came right after the accident.

  • I lost my wallet and went to the police.

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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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