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警 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
ケイけい · kei
Kun
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Meaning
to warn; guard; police

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" over 敬 "to be on guard"; words that put one on one's guard — hence "to warn, police."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onケイけいkei警告けいこく警戒けいかい警察けいさつ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 警察けいさつ

    police

  • 警報けいほう

    alarm; warning

More words with this kanji

  • 警官けいかん
  • 警察署けいさつしょ
  • 警戒けいかい
  • 警鐘けいしょう
  • 夜警やけい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

大雨(おおあめ)の警報(けいほう)が出(で)た。

A heavy rain warning was issued.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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