警けい部ぶ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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police inspector

A specific rank in the Japanese police hierarchy, above assistant inspector (警部補) and below superintendent (警視).

彼かれは警けい部ぶに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to police inspector.
警けい部ぶが現げん場ばに到とう着ちゃくした。
The police inspector arrived at the scene.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が警けい部ぶに昇しょう進しんするto be promoted to (the rank of) inspector
彼かれは今年ことし、警けい部ぶに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to inspector this year.