What does kanji 戒 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 戒 is commandment.

How is kanji 戒 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 戒 are いまし.める; the onyomi readings are カイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 戒?

The main radical for kanji 戒 is 戈.

What words use kanji 戒?

Example words that use kanji 戒 include 戒律, 戒厳令, 戒名, 戒.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

戒

Meaning

Kanji 戒

commandment

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いまし.める
Onyomi 音読み: カイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1062
Strokes: 7
Radical: 戈
Components: 廾 • 戈
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 85 entries that include this kanji.

戒律

かいりつ

(religious) precept

戒厳令

かいげんれい

martial law

戒名

かいみょう

posthumous Buddhist name

戒

いんごと

sila (precept)

戒め

いましめ

bonds

戒を破る

かいをやぶる

to break the Buddhist commandments

戒厳

かいげん

martial law

戒護

かいご

safe custody

戒行

かいぎょう

observing the precepts (of Buddhism)

戒告処分

かいこくしょぶん

punishment by formal warning

戒心

かいしん

caution

戒慎

かいしん

caution

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は自分を厳しく戒めた。

He strictly admonished himself.

十戒は宗教において重要です。

The Ten Commandments are important in religion.

常に周囲を警戒しなさい。

Always be on guard against your surroundings.

彼は戒律を破ってしまった。

He ended up breaking the religious precepts.

母は私の不注意を戒めた。

My mother warned me about my carelessness.

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