Illustration: Outside a small neighborhood police box in Japan, a uniformed police officer crouches to return a dropped mitten to a child. The officer wears a peaked cap, structured uniform, shoulder radio and utility belt, with a police bicycle parked beside the doorway.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

警けい官かん

keikan

police officer

Example sentences

警官けいかんは止とまれと言いった。
The policeman said to them, "Stop."
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ジョンは警官けいかんになった。
John became a policeman.
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彼かれは警官けいかんを見みて逃にげた。
He ran at the sight of the policeman.
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Kanji in 警官

警admonish; commandmentOnケイKunいましめる
官bureaucrat; the governmentOnカン

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