Japanese symbol for “npa”
警察庁
けいさつちょう
Romaji: keisatsuchou
National Police Agency; NPA
In Japanese, npa is 警察庁, read けいさつちょう (keisatsuchou).
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Meanings
- n National Police Agency; NPA
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警察 | けいさつ keisatsu | police |
| 警戒 | けいかい keikai | vigilance; caution; alertness |
| 警官 | けいかん keikan | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 警告 | けいこく keikoku | warning; caution; admonition |
| 警視庁 | けいしちょう keishichou | Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo) |
| 警報 | けいほう keihou | warning; alarm; alert |
| 観察 | かんさつ kansatsu | observation; survey; watching |
| 検察 | けんさつ kensatsu | criminal investigation; prosecution |
| 県庁 | けんちょう kenchou | prefectural office |
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.