警 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「言」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「言」
- On
- ケイ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- to warn; guard; police
Origin
言 "speech" over 敬 "to be on guard"; words that put one on one's guard — hence "to warn, police."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケイ | 警告・警戒・警察 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 警察けいさつ
police
- 警報けいほう
alarm; warning
Example
大雨の警報が出た。
A heavy rain warning was issued.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)