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交番

こうばん

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

More words with 交

交通機関こうつうきかん · transportation facilitiesN2 交差こうさ · crossN2 交際こうさい · friendshipN3 交換こうかん · exchangeN3 交ざるまざる ·

Full entry on Jisho

to be mixed

N3

交ぜるまぜる · to be mixedN3

交差点こうさてん · intersectionN5

国交こっこう · diplomatic relationsN1

More words with 番

番地ばんち · house numberN2 ～番目～ばんめ · ~thN2 番組ばんぐみ · broadcast programN4 一番いちばん · best (most)N5 番号ばんごう · numberN5 ～番～ばん · ~stN5 順番じゅんばん · turn (in line)N3 当番とうばん · being on dutyN2

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