How to say “police station” in Japanese | 警察署(けいさつしょ、keisatsusho

The Japanese vocabulary「警察署(けいさつしょ、keisatsusho)」means “police station.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word警察署
Hiraganaけいさつしょ
Romaji Readingkeisatsusho
English Meaningpolice station

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

I delivered the lost item to the police station.

Plain Form:

警察署けいさつしょとしものとどけた。
Keisatsu-sho ni otoshimono o todoketa.

Polite Form:

警察署に落とし物を届けました。
Keisatsu-sho ni otoshimono o todokemashita.

In Japan, if we find a lost item, we take it to a police station or mini police station.
Please don’t steal it! 


I lived near the police station.

Plain Form:

警察署けいさつしょちかくにんでいた。
Keisatsusho no chikaku ni sunde ita.

Polite Form:

警察署の近くに住んでいました。
Keisatsusho no chikaku ni sunde imashita.


Where is the nearest police station?

Spoken and Non-Honorific Language:

ちかくの警察署けいさつしょはどこ?
Chikaku no keisatsusho wa doko?

Polite Form:

近くの警察署はどこですか?
Chikaku no keisatsusho wa doko desu ka?


My son didn’t come home for two days, so I filed a missing person’s report at the police station.

Plain Form:

息子むすこ2日ふつか間帰かんかえってこないので、警察署けいさつしょ失踪届しっそうとどけした。
Musuko ga futsukakakan kaette konai node, keisatsusho de shissō-todoke o dashita.

Polite Form:

息子が2日間帰ってこないので、警察署で失踪届を出しました。

Musuko ga futsukakakan kaette konai node, keisatsusho de shissō-todoke o dashimashita.

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