Meaning

Primary

Police Station

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A government office for police (警察) is a police station, because that's where they hang out, right?

Reading

けいさつしょ
  • 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

この近くに警察署はありますか?

Is there a police station near here?

警察署って、なんだか入りづらいよね。

Police stations somehow feel hard to enter, don't they?

警察署に行ってみたけど、パトロール中なのか警官が一人もいなかったんです。

I went to the police station, but there wasn't a single officer there. Perhaps they were on patrol.

Kanji Composition