警

admonish, commandment

JLPT N3 Grade 6 19 strokes

Kun'yomi: いまし.める
On'yomi: ケイ

警 means "admonish, commandment". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 19 strokes. It is read いまし.める in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ケイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

警 in example sentences

警察けいさつを呼よんで！

Keisatsu o yonde!

Call the cops.
警察けいさつを呼よぶ気き？

Keisatsu o yobu ki?

Are you going to call the police?
トムに警告けいこくする。

Tomu ni keikoku suru.

Warn Tom.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 警 mean?: 警 means "admonish, commandment". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 警 have?: 警 is written in 19 strokes.
How is 警 read?: It is read いまし.める in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ケイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 警?: 警 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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