警 means 'admonish'

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Strokes : 19 Frequency: 435 JLPT: N3 Usefulness: 3 Study set: 3-11 Grade: 6 Intermediate lesson: 24 Beginner lesson: - Begins 102 words Used in 176 words Used in 42 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

ケイ

Additional readings

Kun いましめる admonish, commandment

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⿱ 敬 respect 言 say; word

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 警 is used 9 times, read 1 way.

Across all words in Japanese, 警 is used 175 times, read 2 ways.

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ケイ : 173 words FIND ALL

けいさつ

警察

noun, 'no' adjective

1. police

2. police officer (see also: 警察官; abbreviation)

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いましめる : 2 words FIND ALL

いまし

警

め

Most common form: 戒め

noun

1. caution; admonition; warning; lesson

2. prohibition; ban; commandment; precept (also written as 禁め)

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An additional one less common word includes 警 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 857 (originally: 847) Joy o' Kanji : 847 Key to Kanji: 255