機き動どう隊たい

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

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noun

riot police; riot squad

Refers to a specialized police unit trained for crowd control, riot suppression, and disaster response. Often used in the full phrase 警察機動隊.

Kanji

機loom, mechanism, machine
動move, motion, change
隊regiment, party, company

Similar words

警けい察さつ
警察 is the general police force; 機動隊 is a specialized unit within it for riot control and large-scale operations.

Etymology

Compound of 機動 (kidō, 'mobile' or 'maneuver') and 隊 (tai, 'squad' or 'unit'). The term was adopted for the specialized police unit formed in post-war Japan.