警察署|けいさつしょkeisatsusho
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Definitions
- nounpolice stationどのようにすれば警察署につけますか。↗How can I get to the police station?
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym警察けいさつNeutralThe police as an organization or as officers generally, as in 「警察を呼ぶ」; 「警察署」 is the local police office and its building.
- Synonym署しょNeutralA single character for a 警察署 or an office like a tax office; mostly a suffix, though it can stand alone, as in 「署に連行」. 「警察署」 is the full name.
Use 「警察署」 for the office or building that handles police affairs for a jurisdiction, as in 「最寄りの警察署」; it shortens to 「署」. For the police as a whole, say 「警察」; a police box is a 「交番」.
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