交番 (こうばん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

交番 (こうばん) means police station / police box.

See example sentences below.

交番 at a glance

交番

こうばんkouban

N5noun

police station / police box

交番こうばんkoubanN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

police station / police box

Example 1

こうばんはまちのちゅうしんにあります。

Translation

The police box is in the center of town.

Example 2

みちにまよったら、こうばんできいてください。

Translation

If you get lost, please ask at the police box.