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警務官 (けいむかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

警けい務む官かん

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Meanings

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noun

military police officer; MP

Refers to a member of the military police, typically in the Japan Self-Defense Forces. The term is specific to the military context.

警けい務む官かんが基き地ち内ないのパトロールを行おこなっている。
The military police officer is patrolling inside the base.
彼かれは自じ衛えい隊たいの警けい務む官かんとして勤きん務むしている。
He serves as a military police officer in the Self-Defense Forces.

Kanji

警admonish, commandment
務task, duties
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Similar words

憲けん兵ぺい
憲兵 refers to military police in a historical or foreign context (e.g., Imperial Japanese Army or other nations' forces), while 警務官 is the modern term used for the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

Etymology

Compound of 警務 (military police affairs) and 官 (official). The term was adopted for the Japan Self-Defense Forces after World War II, replacing the earlier 憲兵.