おまわりさん

おまわりさん · omawarisan · JLPT N5 · noun

policeman

👮 o + mawari (going around) + san = the honorable Mr. Patrol

From 回る mawaru, to go around: the officer who makes the rounds of the neighborhood. Polite o- in front and -san behind turn it into a warm, respectful nickname, which is why it sounds friendlier than 警察官 keisatsukan.

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