巡査
Meanings
1
police officer; policeman; constable
Refers to a uniformed police officer, especially a patrol officer or constable. In modern Japan, it is a specific rank (junior police officer) but is also used generally for a policeman on the beat.
A police officer was standing at the police box.
He asked the policeman for directions.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が巡査になるfor someone to become a police officer
He passed the exam and became a police officer.
- 巡査に呼び止められるto be stopped by a police officer
I was stopped by a police officer on a dark street at night.
- 巡査が〈場所〉を巡回するfor a police officer to patrol a place
A police officer patrols this district every night.