Meaning

Primary

Police Officer

Alternatives

Policeman, Cop

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

You know how 警察 is "police"? Well, this is kind of like that. This time you have someone from the government trying to warn you about the bad things you do. This person, like 警察 is a police officer. It's kind of informal, so you might also say this means cop.

Reading

けいかん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

その警官の名前は、舌をかみそうな名前だった。

That police officer's name was like a tongue twister.

警官は、いい加減な返事をして言いのがれました。

The cop put me off with his vague answer.

「昨夜、フグと別れたの。」「サーモン、何があったの?」「フグが、私が警官だってことを知って、それで、もう私とは会わないって言われたの。」「そんなに簡単に?」「ええ。あっけないものね。」

"I broke up with Fugu last night." "What happened, Salmon?" "Well, he found out that I’m a cop and said he wouldn’t see me any more." "Just like that?" "Yeah. Just like that."

Kanji Composition