警けい察さつ

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

The police as an organization or institution.

Related words· 10

警けい官かんN5sense 2
警官 is a common, slightly formal word for a police officer, while 警察 in this sense is a casual shortening of 警察官.
おまわりさんN5sense 2
お巡りさん is a friendly, colloquial way to refer to a police officer, whereas 警察 is neutral and can also mean the whole police force.
ポリス
警察 is the standard, neutral Japanese word for the police as an institution, while ポリス is a katakana loanword that sounds more stylized or foreign.
サツ
警察 is the neutral, standard word for the police, while サツ is a rough slang abbreviation used mainly by criminals or in casual speech.

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県けん警けい
警察 is the general word for 'police' at any level, while 県警 specifically names a single prefecture's police force.
憲けん兵ぺい
警察 is the ordinary civilian police force, while 憲兵 refers specifically to military police who enforce discipline within the armed forces.
府ふ警けい
警察 is the general word for 'police' anywhere, while 府警 specifically names the Osaka or Kyoto prefectural police force.
機き動どう隊たいN1
警察 is the general police force as a whole, while 機動隊 is a specialized riot-control unit within it.

Politeness

警けい察さつ官かんpolite 丁寧語N5sense 2
警察官 is the full, formal term for a police officer, while 警察 used this way is a casual abbreviation of it.
警けい察さつ署しょpolite 丁寧語sense 3
警察署 is the formal term for a police station, while 警察 used this way is a casual abbreviation of it.

Don't confuse with

検けん察さつN1sense 1
警察 refers to the police who investigate crimes, while 検察 (the prosecution) is the body that decides whether to bring charges in court.
警けい察さつ署しょ
警察 refers to the police force or organization as a whole, whereas 警察署 is the specific building where officers work.