Keyword
to police (something)
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig358
Readings
けい
(99%)
Composed of
respect
say
Used in vocabulary (302 in total)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
police officer; policeman; policewoman
police officer; policeman; constable
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
bodyguard; escort
guard; security guard; security officer
warning; alarm; alert
police inspector
guard (soldier)
garrison; guards
National Police Agency; NPA
sense of caution; wariness
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
alert status; emergency alert
assistant inspector
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
security firm; security company
(squad of) police; police force
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
matter for the police; brush with the law
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
prefectural police
police superintendent
security posture; security readiness; security preparedness
city police; municipal police
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
security department (of a police force); security bureau; security division
police identification card
(the relevant) police authorities
Kanagawa Prefectural Police (abbr)
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.); danger zone; no man's land
high alert; severe warning
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
night watchman
Osaka Prefectural Police (abbr)
border patrol; border guard; border guards
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
policewoman
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
China Coast Guard; maritime security; coast guard
Saitama Prefectural Police (abbr)
prefectural police headquarters
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
Chiba Prefectural Police (abbr)
police officer
special precautions; special vigilance
Kyoto Prefectural Police
policing (an area, etc.) by oneself; protecting by oneself; cautioning oneself; taking care; local government police; municipal police
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
International Criminal Police Organization; Interpol
senior superintendent; police inspector
increased or beefed up security
Aichi Prefectural Police (abbr)
police affairs; military police
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
guard; patrol; escort
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
police affairs department; police headquarters department which handles human resources, finance, etc.
prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
police force; police squad
warning line; police cordon
Hyogo Prefectural Police (abbr)
security contracting (against fire, theft, etc.); private security arrangement
shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home
Yamanashi Prefectural Police (abbr)
plainclothes police officer
prefectural police headquarters
warning color; warning colour
airborne early-warning system; AWACS
guarding; guard
nationwide instantaneous alert system; J-Alert system; satellite-based early warning system used in Japan
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
Nagano Prefectural Police (abbr)
military police brigade (land army)
full alert; special watch
Fukuoka Prefectural Police (abbr)
Gunma Prefectural Police (abbr)
federal police (US, Brazil, Australia, etc.)
without warning or notice
military police
police surgeon; police medical officer
Niigata Prefectural Police (abbr)
Ibaraki Prefectural Police (abbr)
superintendent supervisor; assistant commissioner (UK, Aus. etc.)
state police; provincial police
official warning (esp. of an impending earthquake)
fire warning; fire alert
criminal police; detective force
special precautions; heightened vigilance
Gifu Prefectural Police (abbr)
warning signal; restricted speed signal
Shizuoka Prefectural Police (abbr)
Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)
Toyama Prefectural Police (abbr)
Tochigi Prefectural Police (abbr)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
Fukushima Prefectural Police (abbr)
National Research Institute of Police Science
aposematic coloration (colouration)
Hokkaido Prefectural Police
Hiroshima Prefectural Police (abbr)
Shiga Prefectural Police (abbr)
corrupt policeman; dirty cop
police violence; police brutality
railway police; railroad police
Miyagi Prefectural Police (abbr)
police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
chief superintendent (police)
Okinawa Prefectural Police (abbr)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
matter for the police; brush with the law
warning letter (e.g. of infringement); written warning
railway police (Japan); Railway Police Force
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
staying at home all day (without employment); (lit.) guarding one's home
civil defense unit (Japan, 1939-1947); voluntary guards
Mie Prefectural Police (abbr)
witty; original; clever; astute; novel
scintillating; extraordinarily excellent
(the state of) anarchy
Police Act; police laws; laws governing police
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
military police; MP
prefectural police
Kumamoto Prefectural Police (abbr)
Aomori Prefectural Police (abbr)
alert level; warning level
Kagawa Prefectural Police (abbr)
Wakayama Prefectural Police (abbr)
Nara Prefectural Police (abbr)
global policeman (e.g. the USA); world police
Los Angeles police department; LAPD
mounted police officer
Ehime Prefectural Police (abbr)
Fukui Prefectural Police (abbr)
Akita Prefectural Police (abbr)
National Police Reserve; Japan Police Reserve Corps
Kagoshima Prefectural Police (abbr)
Ōita Prefectural Police (abbr)
Nagasaki Prefectural Police (abbr)
self-appointed enforcer of business closure and stay-at-home requests during the COVID-19 pandemic; pandemic police; virus vigilante
Tottori Prefectural Police (abbr)
Yamagata Prefectural Police (abbr)
Yamaguchi Prefectural Police (abbr)
Okayama Prefectural Police (abbr)
to make a witty remark; to come out with a bon mot
Kōchi Prefectural Police (abbr)
TV documentary programs following police on duty
prefectural police academy; prefectural police training school
detective story; police novel
night-watchman state; minarchy
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
Shimane Prefectural Police (abbr)
security police; peace preservation police
Emergency Warning System (radio and TV broadcasts); EWS; emergency warning broadcast
Saga Prefectural Police (abbr)
Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)
Tokushima Prefectural Police (abbr)
national rural police (1947-1954)
Iwate Prefectural Police (abbr)
national rural police (1947-1954)
warning (to society)
car horn; alarm
Shared Early Warning; SEW; radar and satellite-based system for detecting missile, etc. attacks; early warning information on extreme weather
local government police; municipal police
guard; signalman; attendant
match where the umpire disqualifies the coach and one player after the player has done something dangerous (such as hit by pitch; to prevent retaliation by the opposing team)
advance warning; trigger warning
Miyazaki Prefectural Police (abbr)
alert dialog (dialogue); alert dialog box; warning dialog; warning dialog box
alarm; emergency; sudden contingency; alert
National Police Academy
policing (a train)
warning gun; alarm gun
false alarm; accidental alarm
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
heaven-sent warning
police certification; police clearance
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter)
military police brigade (air force)
smoke detector; smoke alarm
Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada); DEW Line
federal police (US, Brazil, Australia, etc.)
just saying sorry isn't enough; sorry won't cut it; (lit.) if "sorry" were all it took (to settle things), we wouldn't need police
morality police (e.g. in Iran)
Commissioner General of the National Police Agency; Director General of the National Police Agency
cordon (e.g. police, military)
security arrangements; security system; security setup; security protocols
speed warning sound (esp. ones formerly fitted to Japanese automobiles); speed warning chime
Japan Police Personnel Mutual Aid Association
International Police Association; IPA
The Night Watch (1642 painting by Rembrandt)
Ishikawa Prefectural Police (abbr)
National Research Institute of Police Science (abbr)
Examples (200 in total)
Please, don't be so wary.
Let's continue to be more vigilant.
They make no wasted movements and are fully on guard.