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戒 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「戈」

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4Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「戈」
On
カイかい · kai
Kun
いまし.めるimashi.meru
Meaning
admonish; warn

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

From two hands holding a halberd: to stand on guard and warn — to admonish.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカイかいkai戒心かいしん戒律かいりつ警戒けいかい
Kunいましめるimashimeru戒めるいましめる戒めいましめ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 警戒けいかい

    caution; vigilance

  • 戒律かいりつ

    precepts; commandments

More words with this kanji

  • 懲戒ちょうかい
  • 哨戒しょうかい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夜(よる)は火(ひ)に警戒(けいかい)している。

We stay alert to fire at night.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

戒律警戒戒律law警to war…戯play戈halber…戉a batt…戊fifth…戎weapon…刈reap介mediat…皆all壊break乂to mow
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 戈Map of reading カイAll maps

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