JLPT N2 • KANJI

police

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

警察 (けいさつ) means police. 警 (けい, guard/warn) and 察 (さつ, observe/examine) are both on'yomi. けさつ omits 警. げいさつ misreads 警 (けい). けいざつ misreads 察 (さつ). This term refers to the law enforcement agency and its officers.

日本語解説

警察(けいさつ)は「警(いましめる)」と「察(しらべる)」の組み合わせで、両方とも音読みです。「けさつ」は「警」が抜け、「げいさつ」や「けいざつ」はそれぞれの漢字の読み間違いです。治安維持の機関とその職員を指します。

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