store detective; security officer
Refers to a person responsible for security, especially in a store or commercial facility. Often used for plainclothes loss-prevention staff.
The store detective at that department store is good at catching shoplifters.
He works as a security officer at a shopping mall.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 保安 (ほあん, 'security, safety') and 係 (がかり, 'person in charge').