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► 名詞
警察  [けいさつ]    meaning:  police  rank: 1
☆ 警察をべ! ⇨ Call the police!

警官  [けいかん]    meaning:  police  rank: 2
☆ 警官が発砲した ⇨ A police officer fired his gun

警察官  [(3)けいさつかん]    meaning:  police  rank: 2
☆ 警察官が犯人取り押さえた ⇨ A police officer wrestled down the suspect

交番  [こうばん]    meaning:  police  rank: 2
☆ 交番に行ったがお巡りさんはいなかった ⇨ I went to a mini police station but there was no police officer  (☛ A mini police station common in Japan. Instead of one big station, these mini stations are spread across the town in Japan)

お巡りさん  [(2)おまわりさん]  [coll]    meaning:  police  rank: 3
☆ 交番行ったがお巡りさんはいなかった ⇨ I went to a street police station but there was no police officer  (☛ Literally means “a person who goes around”)

110番  [(4)ひゃくとおばん]    meaning:  police  rank: 3
☆ ぐに110番して! ⇨ Call 911 right now!  (☛ In Japan police 110, and ambulance and fire station is 119)

  [(1)さつ]  [coll]    meaning:  police  rank: 4
☆ あいつはサツわれている ⇨ He is wanted by the police  (☛ An abbreviation of 警察)