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Japanese symbol for “npa”

Romaji: keisatsuchou
National Police Agency; NPA

In Japanese, npa is , read (keisatsuchou).

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 National Police Agency; NPA

Kanji and stroke order

admonish, commandment
on: ケイ
kun: いまし.める
19 strokes · JLPT 2
guess, presume, surmise
on: サツ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
government office
on: チョウ、テイ
kun: やくしょ
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいさつ keisatsupolice
けいかい keikaivigilance; caution; alertness
けいかん keikanpolice officer; policeman; constable
けいこく keikokuwarning; caution; admonition
けいしちょう keishichouMetropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
けいほう keihouwarning; alarm; alert
かんさつ kansatsuobservation; survey; watching
けんさつ kensatsucriminal investigation; prosecution
けんちょう kenchouprefectural 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.

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