警察犬(けいさつけん)

けいさつけん
noun
police dog
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1. police dog; K-9
A dog trained to work with police — for tracking suspects or missing people, detecting drugs and explosives, and other operational duties.
警察犬(けいさつけん)が出動(しゅつどう)した。
A police dog was deployed.
警察犬(けいさつけん)が犯人(はんにん)の臭(にお)いを追(お)っている。
The police dog is following the suspect's scent.
山(やま)で遭難(そうなん)した登山者(とざんしゃ)を、警察犬(けいさつけん)が無事(ぶじ)に発見(はっけん)した。
The police dog safely located the hiker who had gone missing on the mountain.

Compound of 警察(けいさつ) (police) + 犬(けん) (dog, on'yomi). Common breeds used in Japan include German shepherds and Labrador retrievers.

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Compare: 盲導犬(もうどうけん) (guide dog)
Compare: 番犬(ばんけん) (guard dog)
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