JLPT N5 · Noun

交番 (kouban)

交番 (こうばん, kouban) is a Japanese noun meaning “police box; koban”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうばん
Romaji: kouban
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

police box; koban; small neighborhood police station · noun
alternation · noun
alternating (current, stress, etc.) · pre-noun

Example sentences

向こうの交番で聞いてください。

Ask at the police station over there.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 交番

交

mingle, mixing, associationコウ・まじ.わる・まじ.える · 6 strokes

番

turn, number in a seriesバン・つが.い · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 交番.

交差点こうさてんcrossing交通こうつうtraffic外交がいこうdiplomacy交換こうかんexchange交際こうさいcompany交ざるまざるto be mixed交じるまじるto be mixed交ぜるまぜるto mix交差こうさcrossing交替こうたいchange交代こうたいchange交流こうりゅうexchange (e.g. cultural)交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation交互こうごalternate

Source: JMdict entry 1272500 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.