Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 6
さつ
Grade: 4
かん
Grade: 4
kan'on on'yomi

Etymology

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From 警察(けいさつ) (keisatsu, police) + (かん) (-kan, government official).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けい)(さつ)(かん) (keisatsukanけいさつくわん (keisatukwan)?

  1. policeman, police officer
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:警察官
    男性(だんせい)警察官(けいさつかん)
    dansei keisatsukan
    policeman
    女性(じょせい)警察官(けいさつかん)
    josei keisatsukan
    policewoman
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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警察官 (gyeongchalgwan) (hangeul 경찰관)

  1. hanja form? of 경찰관 (policeman, police officer)