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ちーさち【警察】 : chiisachi | define meaning

chiisachi

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiːsat͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun

Police
1. ちーさちゆでぃくぃみそーれー。【警察呼でぃくぃみそーれー。】
  chiisachi yudi kwimisooree.
  "Please call the police"

Etymology

Cognate with Okinawan きーさち kiisachi and ちーさち chiisachi; and standard Japanese けいさつ【警察】 keisatsu "police".

Notes

Variant:

きーさち kiisachi

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	警察
Kana	ちーさち
Romanization	chiisachi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[t͡ɕiːsat͡ɕi]

意味：けいさつ【警察】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, September 14). ちーさち【警察】 : chiisachi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7613/chiisachi/.