Japanese symbol for “policing”
規制
きせい
Romaji: kisei
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
In Japanese, policing is 規制, read きせい (kisei).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “policing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警備 | けいび keibi | defense; defence; guard |
| 警乗 | けいじょう keijou | policing (a train) |
| ポリシング | ポリシング porishingu | policing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 規模 | きぼ kibo | scale; scope; plan |
| 新規 | しんき shinki | new; fresh |
| 規定 | きてい kitei | stipulation; prescription; provision |
| 規則 | きそく kisoku | rule; regulation |
| 正規 | せいき seiki | regular; normal; formal |
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
| 制作 | せいさく seisaku | work (film, book) |
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.