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警察

けいさつ

police

Mnemonic

A warning spoken and somebody watching closely enough to judge it, which between them is the job. Kay けい sat さつ outside the house all night. Ring them: けいさつ.

Built from

warn, admonish
敬 respect + 言 speech
observe, judge
宀 a roof over a ceremony being watched closely to see how it goes. Looking hard enough at a thing to work it out.

Words sharing these kanji

vigilance, precaution to sense, to guess

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