彼は警察に捕まった。
He was caught by the police.
Abbreviation of 警察官; refers to an individual officer. Common in casual speech.
See also: 警察官
あそこに警察が二人立っている。
Two police officers are standing over there.
Abbreviation of 警察署; refers to the building or local branch. Used in everyday conversation.
See also: 警察署
落とし物を警察に届けた。
I turned in the lost item at the police station.
self-appointed enforcer; busybody; vigilante; gatekeeper
Colloquial suffix use; attaches to a noun to describe someone who polices or enforces rules in that domain, often with a negative or humorous tone.
彼はマナー警察みたいにいつも人の行動をチェックしている。
He's always checking people's behavior like a manners police.
ネットの言葉遣いにうるさい人がいて、まるで日本語警察だ。
There's someone who's strict about online language, like a Japanese language police.
I found a wallet, so I reported it to the police.
I saw a burglar, so I called the police.
He was caught by the police for speeding.
I went to the police to file a report.
He always acts like a manners police, criticizing people's behavior.
警察 is the general police force as a whole, while 機動隊 is a specialized riot-control unit within it.
警察 is the standard, formal Japanese term for the police force, whereas ポリ is casual slang mainly used in speech.
警察 is the general word for police, whereas 警視庁 is the specific name of Tokyo's police organization.
anarchy; absence of police
prefectural police
Search-only katakana form; not a standard spelling.
Search-only katakana form; not a standard spelling.