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交番 (こうばん) — police box | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

交番

こうばん

N5

noun

Meanings

1police box
2koban
3small neighborhood police station
4alternation
5alternating (current, stress, etc.)

Example sentence

交番で道を聞きました。

こうばんでみちをききました。

I asked for directions at the police box.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

交Mingle, Mixing, Association6 strokes 番Turn, Number In A Series12 strokes

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