警察
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Chinese[edit]
to alert; to warn; police | examine; inquire; observe examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine | ||
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trad. (警察) | 警 | 察 | |
simp. #(警察) | 警 | 察 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
警察
- (uncountable) police; police force
- 警察暴力 ― jǐngchá bàolì ― police brutality
- (countable) police officer (Classifier: 名; 位)
- 便衣警察 ― biànyī jǐngchá ― plainclothes police officer
Usage notes[edit]
- Whilst 警察 usually refers to the police and police officers outside mainland China, the equivalent institution in mainland China is officially known as 公安 (gōng'ān), literally, "public security".
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 警察 (“police; police officer”) [map]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Zhuang: gingjcaz
Verb[edit]
警察
- (literary) to be vigilant; to be alert; to watch out
- (literary) to examine oneself critically; to examine one's thoughts and conduct
- (literary) to supervise; to monitor
Synonyms[edit]
- (to supervise):
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
けい Grade: 6 |
さつ Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- police
- 警察に逮捕される。
- Keisatsu ni taiho sareru.
- Arrested by the police.
- 警察に逮捕される。
- Short for 警察署 (keisatsusho, “police station”).
Derived terms[edit]
- 警察官 (keisatsukan, “police officer”)
- 警察署 (keisatsusho, “police station”)
- 警察庁 (keisatsuchō, “National Police Agency”)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
Noun[edit]
警察 • (gyeongchal) (hangeul 경찰)
Okinawan[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
きー Grade: 6 |
さち Grade: 4 |
Kanji in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
ちー Grade: 6 |
さち Grade: 4 |
Etymology[edit]
First used around the beginning of the Meiji period,[1] borrowed from Japanese 警察 (keisatsu).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
警察 or 警察 (kīsachi or chīsachi)
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “きーさち・ちーさち【警察】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “キーサチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
- “チーサチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
Noun[edit]
警察
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