警察署（けいさつしょ、keisatsusho）
- police station

The word 警察署けいさつしょ means "police station" in English. It is the administrative center for the police in a specific area. This is where police officers work, where investigations are conducted, and where people go to report crimes or seek assistance from the police. 警察署けいさつしょ can refer to the physical building or the organization itself. It's a fundamental part of the Japanese public safety system.

⚫︎ 事件じけんの捜査そうさは、近ちかくの 警察署けいさつしょ で行おこなわれています。 Translation: The investigation of the case is being conducted at the nearby police station. ⚫︎ 落おとし物ものを見みつけたので、 警察署けいさつしょ に届とどけに行いきました。 Translation: I found a lost item, so I went to the police station to report it.

You use 警察署けいさつしょ when you are talking about the police station. This is very straightforward. You would use it in situations when you need to refer to that specific place, such as when reporting a crime, visiting the police, providing information about an event or case or discussing where the police operates.

警察署けいさつしょ is typically written in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎ Kanji: 警察 (kei-satsu - police) and 署 (sho - station/office) ⚫︎ Hiragana: けいさつしょ There is no other way to write it. The okurigana is fixed.

There are no direct synonyms for "police station". The term is specific to the place where police business is conducted.

There aren't specific antonyms, but you could think of it in terms of the opposite function or purpose, which could relate to places that are not related to law enforcement or crime.

この辺へんの 警察署けいさつしょ は、とても親切しんせつなことで有名ゆうめいです。 ・Translation: The police station in this area is famous for being very helpful. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the reputation of a 警察署けいさつしょ, highlighting a positive aspect of their service.

強盗ごうとう事件じけんについて、 警察署けいさつしょ で事情聴取じじょうちょうしゅを受うけました。 ・Translation: I was questioned at the police station about the robbery. ・Explanation: This sentence describes an interaction with the police at the 警察署けいさつしょ in relation to a specific crime.

警察けいさつ combines the words: 警けい (kei) which means "police" or "guard", and 察さつ (satsu) meaning "to observe" or "to investigate". The second character, 署しょ (sho) means "office," "station," or "headquarters." Therefore, 警察署けいさつしょ literally translates to "police office/station."