The kanji 戒: meaning, readings and stroke order

戒

Meaning: warn, guard against
On reading: カイ kai
Kun reading: いまし（める） imashimeru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 戈 spear, halberd
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: răn, đề phòng (giới)
Japanese: いましめる。きをつける。
Korean: 경계하다, 타이르다 (계)
Chinese: 警戒、告诫

Readings, words and example sentences

カイ kai · on reading · less common

警けい戒かい
being on guard, watching out
大雨に 警けい戒かいします。
People stay on guard against heavy rain.

いまし（める） imashimeru · kun reading · less common

戒いましめる
to warn, to keep (oneself) in check
自分を 戒いましめます。
I keep myself in check.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.