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Kanji Detail for 警 - "to warn, police, to guard"

警

  • Meaning

    警 means "to warn, police, to guard."

    1. Warn - To caution; to alert.

    2. Guard - To protect; to watch over.

    3. Police - Law enforcement; security.

    4. Clever - Quick-witted; intelligent.

  • Words using 警

    • 警察 けいさつ Listen police; police officer; police station
    • 県警 けんけい Listen prefectural police
    • 警視庁 けいしちょう Listen Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)
    • 警戒 けいかい Listen vigilance; caution; alertness
    • 警備 けいび Listen defense; defence; guard
    • 警察庁 けいさつちょう Listen National Police Agency; NPA
    • 警官 けいかん Listen police officer; policeman; constable
    • 警告 けいこく Listen warning; caution; admonition

  • Tattoo check: 警

    • Verified meaning: to warn, police, to guard
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かがり, けい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 警

    Surnames 警(かがり)Listen 警(けい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    admonish; commandment

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    guard, watch; alert, alarm

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to alert; to warn; police

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to guard, to watch; alarm, alert

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Using alarming words to startle people is called 警. Such as 警眾 (alert the masses), 警戒 (warn). Therefore reporting urgent news is also called 警. Such as 邊警 (border alarm), 烽警 (beacon warning). | To guard. In ancient times, when the emperor went in and out, stopping pedestrians was called 警蹕 (imperial guard). For extraordinary precautions. Today local security forces are called 警察 (police). Also abbreviated as 警. Such as 警章 (police badge), 警界 (police profession).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    imashi.meru(いまし-める) いまし-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    warn guard police astonish surprise awaken clever intelligent wise caution alert defend law enforcement patrol protect safety security surveillance

Sentences including 警

  • He was taken away by a policeman.

  • The police have traced her to paris.

  • Please tell me where the police station is.

  • The police held the crowd back.

  • Her father is a policeman.

  • The policeman observed the man open the door.

  • The thief ran away and the policeman ran after him.

  • You had better communicate with the police.

  • He ran at the sight of the policeman.

  • A policeman ran past.

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