Usages of kouban
駅 から まっすぐ 行って、 右 の 角 を 曲がる と、 交番 が あります。eki kara massugu itte, migi no kado wo magaru to, kouban ga arimasu.
If you go straight from the station and turn at the corner on the right, there is a police box.
道 に 迷ったら、 交番 で 道 を 聞けば いい です。miti ni mayottara, kouban de miti wo kikeba ii desu.
If you get lost, you can ask for directions at the police box.
道 に 落ちて いた 手袋 を 拾って、 交番 に 持って いきました。miti ni otite ita tebukuro wo hirotte, kouban ni motte ikimasita.
I picked up a glove that had fallen on the road and took it to the police box.
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