警ら・警邏|けいらkeira[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Which spelling to use
警ら警ら is the more common form and the recommended default for beginners; write the word as 警ら, with kanji and kana.
警邏警邏 is a less common kanji-only variant of 警ら. Learners will generally want 警ら instead, especially when choosing a written form.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbpatrol
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 警らする（けいらする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 警らします（けいらします） |
| Negative (nai) | 警らしない（けいらしない） |
| polite (masen) | 警らしません（けいらしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 警らせず・警らせぬ（けいらせず・けいらせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 警らした（けいらした） |
| polite (mashita) | 警らしました（けいらしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 警らしなかった（けいらしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 警らしませんでした（けいらしませんでした） |
| Te form | 警らして（けいらして） |
| Potential | 警らできる（けいらできる） |
| Passive | 警らされる（けいらされる） |
| Causative | 警らさせる（けいらさせる） |
| Causative passive | 警らさせられる（けいらさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 警らすれば（けいらすれば） |
| tara | 警らしたら（けいらしたら） |
| Volitional | 警らしよう（けいらしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 警らしましょう（けいらしましょう） |
| Imperative | 警らしろ（けいらしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymパトロールNeutralA loanword and the most common everyday word for patrol; 「警ら」 is the language of police documents, as in 「警ら中」.
- Synonym巡回じゅんかいNeutralGoing around on a set route; also used for touring performances and shuttle buses.
- Synonym哨戒しょうかいWrittenWritten and military; vigilant patrols to guard against enemy attack, on land, at sea or in the air, as in 「哨戒機」.
- Related見回るみまわるNeutralA verb for going around to view or keep watch, common in daily speech; 「警ら」 is a noun, strongly written in tone and focused on vigilant patrolling.
- Related巡視じゅんしWrittenWritten style; patrols for vigilance or supervision, as in the maritime 「巡視船」; broader in scope than 「警ら」.
- Related見回りみまわりNeutralCovers both the rounds and the person making them; leans toward everyday community patrol.
- Related巡検じゅんけんWrittenWritten style and rarely used; the emphasis is on inspection.
- Related巡邏じゅんらWrittenA dated written word for patrolling; in older usage it also referred to Edo-period patrol officials.
For everyday police patrol say 「パトロール」; 「警ら」 is what appears in police documents, as in 「警ら中の警察官」. Community rounds are 「見回り」 and military watch is 「哨戒」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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