警官(けいかん)

けいかん
noun
police officer
1. police officer
A member of the police force.
警官(けいかん)に道(みち)を聞(き)いた。
I asked a police officer for directions.
警官(けいかん)が交番(こうばん)にいる。
There is a police officer at the police box.
彼(かれ)は警官(けいかん)になりたい。
He wants to become a police officer.
警官(けいかん)が交差点(こうさてん)で交通(こうつう)整理(せいり)をしている。
A police officer is directing traffic at the intersection.
事故(じこ)があったので、警官(けいかん)が来(き)て調(しら)べた。
There was an accident, so a police officer came and investigated.

警官(けいかん) is a neutral-to-formal term for police officer, commonly used in news reports and everyday adult conversation.

REGISTER DIFFERENCES:

  • おまわりさん: friendly, used by children and in casual speech
  • 警官(けいかん): neutral, used in everyday adult speech and news
  • 警察官(けいさつかん): official/formal title, used in legal and administrative contexts

RELATED TERMS:

  • 警察(けいさつ): the police (organization)
  • 刑事(けいじ): detective

PLACES:

  • 交番(こうばん): police box (small neighborhood station)
  • 警察署(けいさつしょ): police station (full-size)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 警官(けいかん)に職務質問(しょくむしつもん)される: to be questioned by police
  • 警官(けいかん)を呼(よ)ぶ: to call the police
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Added 2026.1.11 18:35 · Revised 2026.2.27 9:41
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