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誡 Kanji meaning "admonish, warn, prohibit"

Jiten frequency #4195Kanken Level 1TMW TMW Owner14 strokes

Meanings

admonish, warn, prohibit

On'yomi

カイ

Kun'yomi

いまし.める

Composed of

言sayradical
戒commandment

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

訓(くん)誡(かい)warning#196299遺(い)誡(かい)one's last caution#265133十(じっ)誡(かい)the ten precepts#266530誡(かい)告(こく)admonition#393682教(きょう)誡(かい)counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.)#463992禁誡(きんかい)prohibition (e.g. in Buddhism)#463992筋誡(すじかい)Sujikai#463992行誡(ぎょうかい)Gyoukai#463992前誡(ぜんかい)Zenkai#463992福田行誡(ふくだぎょうかい)Fukuda Gyoukai#463992

Most common words using this kanji

誡(いまし)めるto warn against#175573訓(くん)誡(かい)warning#196299遺(い)誡(かい)one's last caution#265133十(じっ)誡(かい)the ten precepts#266530誡(かい)告(こく)admonition#393682筋誡(すじかい)Sujikai#463992禁誡(きんかい)prohibition (e.g. in Buddhism)#463992教(きょう)誡(かい)counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.)#463992福田行誡(ふくだぎょうかい)Fukuda Gyoukai#463992誡道(かいどう)Kaidō#463992前誡(ぜんかい)Zenkai#463992誡(いまし)めcaution#463992弁誡(べんかい)Benkai#463992行誡(ぎょうかい)Gyoukai#463992
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