警察

けいさつ

police; police station

Also:self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.)

What does 警察 mean?

警察 is a Japanese noun meaning police; police station in English. It can also be translated as self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 警察 in kanji, けいさつ in hiragana, and keisatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その場合には警察を呼びなさい。

In that case, call the police.