警

admonish, commandment

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いまし.める

Stroke Order

19 / 19

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:19

JLPT:N3

Frequency:366

Vocabulary

ケイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
警戒	ケイカイ	vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
警官	ケイカン	police officer; policeman; constable
警護	ケイゴ	bodyguard; escort
警告	ケイコク	warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
警察	ケイサツ	police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody; vigilante; gatekeeper

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
警める	いましめる	to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to rebuke; to prohibit; to forbid; to ban; to be cautious; to detest; to loathe; to punish
警察	ケーサツ	police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody; vigilante; gatekeeper
警め	いましめ	caution; admonition; warning; lesson; prohibition; ban; commandment; precept; punishment; caution; guard
警察手帳	けいさつてちょう	police identification card
警ら	けいら	patrol

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