警察

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Chinese

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to alert; to warn; police
examine; inquire; observe
examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine
 
trad. (警察)
simp. #(警察)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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警察

  1. (uncountable) police; police force
    警察暴力  ―  jǐngchá bàolì  ―  police brutality
    警察武力驅趕示威者 [MSC, trad.]
    警察武力驱赶示威者 [MSC, simp.]
    Jǐngchá yòng wǔlì qūgǎn shìwēizhě. [Pinyin]
    The police cleared out the demonstrators by force.
    街上死人這不警察 [MSC, trad.]
    街上死人这不警察 [MSC, simp.]
    Jiē shang tǎngzhe gè sǐrén, zhè bù jǐngchá gāng dào. [Pinyin]
    A dead person is lying on the road, and the police has just arrived.
  2. (countable) police officer (Classifier: ; )
    便衣警察  ―  biànyī jǐngchá  ―  plainclothes police officer

Usage notes

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Synonyms

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  • (police): 110 (yāoyāolíng)
  • (police officer): 警官 (jǐngguān), (obsolete) 巡警 (xúnjǐng)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Zhuang: gingjcaz

Verb

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警察

  1. (literary) to be vigilant; to be alert; to watch out
  2. (literary) to examine oneself critically; to examine one's thoughts and conduct
  3. (literary) to supervise; to monitor

Synonyms

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けい)(さつ) (keisatsu

  1. police
    (けい)(さつ)(たい)()される。
    Keisatsu ni taiho sareru.
    Arrested by the police.
  2. Short for 警察署 (keisatsusho, police station).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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警察 (gyeongchal) (hangeul 경찰)

  1. hanja form? of 경찰 (police)

Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
きー
Grade: 6
さち
Grade: 4
Kanji in this term
ちー
Grade: 6
さち
Grade: 4

Etymology

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First used around the beginning of the Meiji period,[1] borrowed from Japanese 警察 (keisatsu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kiːsat͡ɕi~t͡ɕiːsat͡ɕi]

Noun

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(きー)(さち) or (ちー)(さち) (kīsachi or chīsachi

  1. police

References

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  1. ^ Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)

Further reading

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  • きーさち・ちーさち【警察】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
  • キーサチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
  • チーサチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).(permanent dead link)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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警察

  1. chữ Hán form of cảnh sát (police).