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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
    警察はそのエリアを封鎖した。The police have blocked off the area.tatoeba
    当時の京都府警察に騎馬警官が配置される。Mounted police officers were deployed at the Kyoto Prefectural Police Department.wiki
  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

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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
警衛けいえい
guard
警句けいく
aphorism
警棒けいぼう
(police officer's) baton
警蹕けいひつ
heralding
警邏けいら
patrol
警めるいましめる
to warn against

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に車のスピードの出し過ぎに対して警告をした。
He gave her a warning against driving too fast.tatoeba
彼は大統領警備隊の一員だ。
He's working on the president's security detail.tatoeba
彼は将来、警察官になりたいと思っています。
He wants to be a policeman in the future.tatoeba
当時の京都府警察に騎馬警官が配置される。
Mounted police officers were deployed at the Kyoto Prefectural Police Department.wiki
警官は解散を命じたが、農民らは応じなかった。
The police ordered to wind up, but the peasants refused.wiki
彼らは、地域独自の食文化が消えつつあると警告している。
These specialists warn that unique culinary cultures are now disappearing.wiki
井伊家には警告が届いていたが、直弼はあえて護衛を強化しなかった。
The Ii family had received a prior warning about his safety, but Naosuke refused to strengthen his protection.wiki
大阪警備府部隊に転籍。
Transferred to a troop of Osaka Police.wiki
警察機動隊の常駐警備車のこと。
It also refers to the security vehicles of riot police.wiki
以後は逆に浅井氏の警戒に当たった。
Afterward, he conversely assumed a role of watching out for the Asai clan.wiki
乱終結後も、忠恒は忠真を警戒し続けた。
Even after the rebellion ended, Tadatsune was still wary of Tadamasa.wiki
明治政府から刑部省大警部として出仕するよう内命があった。
He received a secret order to serve as Daikeibu at the Gyobusho (Ministry of Justice) from the Meiji government.wiki

Stroke Order

19 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 警

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