交番（こうばん）— neighborhood police box
近く に 交番 が あります。
There’s a police box nearby.
交番こうばん
neighborhood police box
こうばん
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Words
近くchikakunearby area
にni(location marker)
交番koubanpolice box
がga(marks what is present)
ありますarimasuexists; is present
Kanji
交コウ・
番バンturn; number in a sequence
A 交番 is a small local police post. “Police box” is a common translation, but think of a neighborhood police office, not a telephone booth.
Coco-sensei