おまわりさん

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
御巡りさん
御巡さん (dated)
お巡りさん

Etymology

(honorific prefix) +‎ 巡り (going around) +‎ さん (honorific suffix)

Noun

おまわりさん (o-mawari-san

  1. (informal, friendly) a policeman, a policewoman, a police officer
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:警察官