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警官

けいかん

noun

Meanings

1police officer
2policeman
3constable

Example sentence

警官に道を聞きました。

けいかんにみちをききました。

I asked a police officer for directions.

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Kanji in this word

警Admonish, Commandment19 strokes 官Bureaucrat, The Government, Organ8 strokes

More words with 警

警視庁けいしちょう · Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)警察けいさつ · policeN4 県警けんけい · prefectural police 警戒けいかい · warningN1 警告けいこく · warningN3

Full entry on Jisho

警備

けいび · defense

N2

警察庁けいさつちょう · National Police Agency

警報けいほう · warning

More words with 官

官僚かんりょう · bureaucratN3 官邸かんてい · official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)長官ちょうかん · chiefN1 官房長官かんぼうちょうかん · Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan)次官じかん · vice-minister 事務次官じむじかん · permanent vice-president 官庁かんちょう · government officeN2 高官こうかん · high official

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