Vocab Info

N5 Noun, Noun or verb acting prenominally

交番(こうばん)police box, small neighborhood police station

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      police box, koban, small neighborhood police station

    2. Noun

      2.

      alternation

    3. Noun or verb acting prenominally

      3.

      alternating (current, stress, etc.)

      Physics

    All Forms

    交番 【こうばん】

    Common・Uncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

      • こ

      • う

      • ば

      • ん

    • Anime Top 7,200

    Examples

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      交番(こうばん)はどこですか？

      Where is the police box?

      • N5

      これは交番(こうばん)だ。

      This is a police box.

      • N5

      落(お)とし物(もの)を拾(ひろ)ったので、交番(こうばん)まで持(も)っていきました。

      I picked up a lost item, so I took it to the police station.

      • N5

      その交番(こうばん)にはたくさんのお巡(まわ)りさんがいる。

      There are many officers at that police station.

      • N4

      この交番(こうばん)は古(ふる)すぎます。

      This police box is too old.

      • N4

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