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警

admonish
Stroke count: 19

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingいまし.める
JōyōGrade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. admonishRtK
  2. commandment
  1. vigilance
  2. caution
  3. alertness
  4. precaution
  5. being on guard

Popular Usage

警官警察警告警備警戒警部

Radicals and components

Radical言speechComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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awe · flowers (艹) · phrase · bound up (乙) · mouth (口) · taskmaster · say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 358

Compound words

警官けいかん
police officer; policeman; constable
警察けいさつ
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
警告けいこく
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
警備けいび
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
警戒けいかい
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
警部けいぶ
police inspector
警護けいご
bodyguard; escort
警視けいし
police superintendent
警鐘けいしょう
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
警笛けいてき
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
警報けいほう
warning; alarm; alert
県警けんけい
prefectural police
府警ふけい
prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
警察官けいさつかん
police officer; policeman; policewoman
警察署けいさつしょ
police station
警察庁けいさつちょう
National Police Agency; NPA
警視庁けいしちょう
Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
警報器けいほうき
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor

Stroke Order

19 strokes

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