also: けんもんしょ
noun
checkpoint; check station
A place where vehicles or people are stopped for inspection, such as by police or at a border.
警察が検問所を設置して、飲酒運転の取り締まりを行った。
The police set up a checkpoint and conducted a crackdown on drunk driving.
Standard kanji spelling.
Alternate reading; less common than けんもんじょ.
Compound of 検問 (inspection, questioning) and 所 (place).