01
戒める
いましめる
to admonish, to warn
Meanings
- commandment
Readings
Onyomi
- カイ
Kunyomi
- いまし.める
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Useful words
02
警戒
けいかい
vigilance, alert, precaution
03
戒律
かいりつ
religious precepts, commandments
04
自戒
じかい
self-admonition, self-restraint
05
懲戒
ちょうかい
disciplinary action, punishment
06
厳戒
げんかい
strict alert, heavy guard
Compare Kanji
01警Meaning88%admonish, commandmentWarning in 警 fits the cautionary force of 戒.02禁Meaning86%prohibition, banA prohibition in 禁 carries the rule-like neighbor of a commandment or warning.03罰Meaning78%penalty, punishmentPunishment in 罰 shows what can follow when a warning is ignored.04刑Meaning72%punish, penalty刑 offers the formal penalty side, a stricter legal cousin of 戒.05成Shape62%turn into, becomeThe 戈-like stroke energy in 成 helps compare it with the guarded shape of 戒.06我Component58%ego, I我 echoes the weapon-like 戈 feeling, though the meaning turns completely elsewhere.