警察
Chinese
to alert; to warn; police | examine; inquire; observe examine; inquire; observe; inspect; look into; to examine | ||
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trad. (警察) | 警 | 察 | |
simp. #(警察) | 警 | 察 |
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 警察 (keisatsu, “police”)
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 警察
- (uncountable) police; police force
- 警察暴力 ― jǐngchá bàolì ― police brutality
- (countable) police officer (Classifier: 名; 位)
- 便衣警察 ― biànyī jǐngchá ― plainclothes police officer
Usage notes
- Whilst 警察 usually refers to the police and police officers outside mainland China, the equivalent institution in mainland China is officially known as 公安 (gōng'ān), literally, "public security".
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 警察 (“police; police officer”) [map]
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → Zhuang: gingjcaz
See also
- 公安 (gōng'ān)
Etymology 2
Attestable since at least the Tang dynasty.
Verb
警察
- (literary) to be vigilant; to be alert; to watch out
- (literary) to examine oneself critically; to examine one's thoughts and conduct
- (literary) to supervise; to monitor
Synonyms
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
けい Grade: 6 |
さつ Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
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Noun
- police
- 警察に逮捕される。
- Keisatsu ni taiho sareru.
- Arrested by the police.
- 警察に逮捕される。
Derived terms
- 警察官 (keisatsukan, “police officer”)
- 警察署 (keisatsusho, “police station”)
- 警察庁 (keisatsuchō, “National Police Agency”)
Descendants
- → Chinese: 警察 (jǐngchá)
- → Jeju: 졍찰 (jyeongchal)
- → Korean: 경찰 (警察, gyeongchal)
- → Okinawan: 警察 (kīsachi); 警察 (chīsachi)
- → Vietnamese: cảnh sát (警察)
References
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
Noun
警察 • (gyeongchal) (hangeul 경찰)
Okinawan
Kanji in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
きー Grade: 6 |
さち Grade: 4 |
Kanji in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
ちー Grade: 6 |
さち Grade: 4 |
Etymology
First used around the beginning of the Meiji period,[1] borrowed from Japanese 警察 (keisatsu).
Pronunciation
Noun
警察 or 警察 (kīsachi or chīsachi)
Further reading
- “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).
References
- ^ National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (2001 [1963]) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Zaimushō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)
Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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警 | 察 |
Noun
警察
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