Illustration: Outside a small neighborhood police box, a uniformed police officer crouches to accept a lost glove from a serious little child. The officer wears a peaked cap, police badge, and duty belt, with a police bicycle parked nearby.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

おまわりさん

omawarisan

police officer

A familiar way to say police officer. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 道みちに迷まよったらお巡まわりさんに尋たずねなさい。

    If you lose your way, ask a policeman.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. すみません、おまわりさん。ここはどこですか。

    Excuse me, officer, where are we now?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. おまわりさんに道みちを尋たずねなさい。

    Ask the policeman the way.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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