Illustration: On a residential street corner stands a compact police box with a glazed front, an open doorway, and a police bicycle parked beside it. Inside, one uniformed officer sits at a small service desk while another kneels to help a child who has brought in a lost stuffed rabbit.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

交こう番ばん

kouban

police box

A 交番 is a small neighborhood police station. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 向むこうの交番こうばんで聞きいてください。

    Ask at the police station over there.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 交番こうばんが近ちかくにある。

    A police station is close at hand.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 交番こうばんはどこにあるかわかりますか。

    Do you know where the police station is?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 交番

  • 交mingle; mixingOnコウKunまじわる・まじえる・まじる
  • 番turn; number in a seriesOnバンKunつがい

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