保ほ安あん官かん

noun

sheriff; peace officer

Refers to a law enforcement officer, especially a sheriff in a Western or historical context. In modern Japan, the term is mainly used in translations or when referring to foreign systems.

• 西せい部ぶ劇げきでは、保ほ安あん官かんが悪わる者ものを追おいかける。

  In Westerns, the sheriff chases the outlaws.

• アメリカの小ちいさな町まちでは、保ほ安あん官かんが選せん挙きょで選えらばれる。

  In small American towns, the sheriff is elected.