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警視総監 (けいしそうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

警けい視し総そう監かん

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Meanings

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noun

Superintendent General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police

The highest-ranking officer of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. A specific official title, not a generic term.

警けい視し総そう監かんは東とう京きょう都との警けい察さつを統とう括かつする責せき任にん者しゃだ。
The Superintendent General is the official who oversees the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.
新あたらしい警

けい

視し

総そう

監かん

が

就しゅう

任にん

し

た

。

A new Superintendent General has taken office.

Kanji

警admonish, commandment
視inspection, regard as, see
総general, whole, all
監oversee, official, govt office

Similar words

警けい視し庁ちょう
警視庁 is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as an organization, while 警視総監 is the head of that department.
警けい察さつ庁ちょう長ちょう官かん
警察庁長官 is the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency, a national-level position, whereas 警視総監 is the top post of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.

Etymology

Compound of 警視 (police inspector) and 総監 (inspector general). The title was established in the Meiji period for the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.