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巡査部長 (じゅんさぶちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巡じゅん査さ部ぶ長ちょう

じゅ

ん

さ

ぶ

ちょ

う

Meanings

1

noun

police sergeant

A specific rank in the Japanese police hierarchy, above senior police officer (巡査長) and below assistant police inspector (警部補).

彼かれは巡じゅん査さ部ぶ長ちょうに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to police sergeant.
巡じゅん査さ部ぶ長ちょうが現げん場ばの指し揮きを

執と

っ

た

。

The police sergeant took command at the scene.

Kanji

巡patrol, go around, circumference
査investigate
部section, bureau, dept
長long, leader, superior

Similar words

巡じゅん査さ
巡査 is a patrol officer, the lowest rank; 巡査部長 is a higher rank equivalent to sergeant.
警けい部ぶ補ほ
警部補 is the next rank above 巡査部長, equivalent to assistant police inspector.

Etymology

Compound of 巡査 (patrol officer) and 部長 (department head), reflecting a senior patrol officer role.