自じ警けい団だん

noun

vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group

A group organized by local residents to patrol and protect their community, often formed in response to crime or disaster.

• その町まちでは、夜や間かんのパトロールのために自じ警けい団だんが組そ織しきされた。

  In that town, a neighborhood watch was organized for nighttime patrols.

• 災さい害がい後ご、住じゅう民みんたちは自じ警けい団だんを作つくって安あん全ぜんを守まもった。

  After the disaster, the residents formed a self-defense group to maintain safety.