JLPT N4 Elementary
警察
Police force, officer, or station
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1 Noun
The Police" (organization, officer, or station)
This noun refers broadly to the police force as an institution, though it is frequently used in conversation to indicate a police station or an individual officer depending on context.
Example
泥棒 に 入ら れ た ので 、 警察 に 電話 しました 。
I was burglarized, so I called the police.
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2 Noun (used as a suffix)
The [Something] Police
Used as a suffix, this slang term mocks people who strictly or annoyingly enforce rules within specific subcultures or hobbies.
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