警察

keisatsu

noun★Beginner— police

formal

The organization responsible for maintaining public order, enforcing laws, and investigating crimes.

警察官は交通ルールを守るために働いています

Police officers work to enforce traffic rules.

💡

In Japan, the police force is known as the National Police Agency (国家警察).

Collocations

警察官police officer警察署police station警察車両police vehicle

police matter

police officer

While '警察' is neutral, '警官' is more commonly used in formal contexts.

Use '警察' when referring to the organization or officers in general. Use '警官' when referring to individual officers in formal contexts.

From Middle Chinese '警察' (ging-tshat), meaning 'to warn and inspect'. The Japanese term combines '警' (kei, 'to warn') and '察' (satsu, 'to inspect').

In Japanese, '警察' can refer to both the organization and the individual officers. The term is neutral and does not carry negative connotations.

警

to warn

root

察

to inspect

root

和英辞典