Japanese symbol for “policeman”
警官
けいかん
Romaji: keikan
police officer; policeman; constable
In Japanese, policeman is 警官, read けいかん (keikan).
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
- n police officer; policeman; constable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “policeman”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巡査 | じゅんさ junsa | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 警察官 | けいさつかん keisatsukan | police officer; policeman; policewoman |
| 捕り手 | とりて torite | policeman; official in charge of imprisoning offenders |
| 同心 | どうしん doushin | policeman; constable in the Edo period |
| 捕り方 | とりかた torikata | policeman; thieftaker |
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 |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
| 長官 | ちょうかん choukan | secretary (government); director; chief |
| 官邸 | かんてい kantei | official residence (e.g. of the prime minister) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “policeman”.
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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