警察署長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けい
Grade: 6
さつ
Grade: 4
しょ
Grade: 6
ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

警察署 (police station) +‎ (head)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーさつしょちょー [kèésátsúshóꜜchòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːsa̠t͡sɨɕo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

(けい)(さつ)(しょ)(ちょう) • (keisatsushochō

  1. head of a police station, superintendent