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Japanese symbol for “lapd”

Romaji: rosushikei
Los Angeles police department; LAPD

In Japanese, lapd is , read (rosushikei).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n Los Angeles police department; LAPD

Kanji and stroke order

market, city, town
on: シ
kun: いち
5 strokes · JLPT 3
admonish, commandment
on: ケイ
kun: いまし.める
19 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とし toshitown; city; municipal
いちば ichiba(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
しみん shimincitizen (of a country); citizenry
しない shinaiin the city; within the city
しちょう shichoumayor
けいさつ keisatsupolice
けいかい keikaivigilance; caution; alertness
けいかん keikanpolice officer; policeman; constable

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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