Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
けい
Grade: 6
kan'on

Etymology

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Blend of (shi, city) +‎ 警察 (keisatsu, police)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(けい) (shikei

  1. city police; municipal police
    • 2000 July 7 [2000 May 17], Seimaru Amagi with Sato, Fumiya, “FILE(ファイル) 4(よん) 幽霊(ゴースト)ホテル(さつ)(じん)()(けん) The() Encounter(エンカウンター) 〈(もん)(だい)(へん)(いち) [File 4: The Ghost Hotel Murder Case: The Encounter ‹Problem 1›]”, in 明智警視の優雅なる事件簿 [Superintendent Akechi Elegant Case Files], 3rd edition (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:
      Freeze‼(動くな‼) This is L・A・P・D!(ロサンゼルス市警だ‼)
      Freeze‼ (Ugoku na‼) This is L.A.P.D.! (Rosanzerusu Shikei da‼)
      Freeze!! This is the LAPD! (Los Angeles city police!!)