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Strokes

警

admonish, commandment

JLPTN2School grade6Strokes19Frequency#366
Kun
いましめるimashimeru
On
ケイkeie.g.警察けいさつpolice

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

Radical
言speech
Parts
  • 言speech
  • 口mouth
  • 勹wrap
  • 夂go
  • ⺾grassform of 艸
  • 攵rapform of 攴

Used in words

  • 警察(けいさつ)
    police
  • 警官(けいかん)
    police officer

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