おまわりさん

omawarisan

friendly term for policeman

noun

Also written お巡りさん

Chinese meanings

警察（亲切称呼）

Examples

Furigana

すみません、おまわりさん。ここはどこですか。
Excuse me, officer, where are we now?
警察先生，请问这里是哪里？
Tatoeba #214211
おまわりさんに道みちを尋たずねなさい。
Ask the policeman the way.
去问警察先生路吧。
Tatoeba #227504

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ae5d1778d1'); // おまわりさん

{
  "id": "ae5d1778d1",
  "word": "おまわりさん",
  "reading": "おまわりさん",
  "romaji": "omawarisan",
  "meanings": [
    "friendly term for policeman"
  ],
  "level": "N5",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1002120,
  "other_forms": [
    "お巡りさん"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "すみません、おまわりさん。ここはどこですか。",
      "en": "Excuse me, officer, where are we now?",
      "tatoeba_id": 214211
    },
    {
      "ja": "おまわりさんに道を尋ねなさい。",
      "furigana": "おまわりさんに{道|みち}を{尋|たず}ねなさい。",
      "en": "Ask the policeman the way.",
      "tatoeba_id": 227504
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "1f1f293f017c4e81a2a90cc3ea7450f717c583a0f851c95b30acb755ff37767e",
    "meanings": [
      "警察（亲切称呼）"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "すみません、おまわりさん。ここはどこですか。",
        "zh": "警察先生，请问这里是哪里？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "おまわりさんに道を尋ねなさい。",
        "zh": "去问警察先生路吧。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n5/ae5d1778d1",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "8ab592342f5efdc7e4ccd3e7b4371e493a9ee163c8f99f9b944467f2d374b42e"
  }
}