けい
警
さつ
察

noun

  1. police.
  2. police officer. Abbreviation.
  3. police station. Abbreviation.

noun used as a suffix

Colloquialism.
  1. self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.), busybody, vigilante, gatekeeper.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
警
さつ
察
 警察 けいさつ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

admonish, commandment
ケイ　いまし.める (6th, N3)
awe, respect, honor
ケイ　うやま.う　キョウ (6th, N2)
any, at all, in the least
コウ　ク　いやしく.も (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
guess, presume, surmise
サツ (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate
サイ　まつ.る　まつり (3rd, N2)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)