Pre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 諌

admonish

admonish, dissuade

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
いさ.めいさ.める
Onyomi 音読み
カン
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: (Formal) , 谏 (Itaiji)

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Frequency
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Strokes
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Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji

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Showing 9 common entries

Showing 9 of 9 entries that include this kanji.

諌める

いさめる

to remonstrate

諫め

いさめ

remonstrance

諫言

かんげん

admonition

諫止

かんし

dissuasion

諫死

かんし

committing suicide (to remonstrate or dissuade one's lord)

切諌

せっかん

admonition

直諫

ちょっかん

personal admonition

尸諌

しかん

admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life

諷諫

ふうかん

indirect remonstrance

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼をめるのは難しい。

It is difficult to admonish him.

私は彼の無謀な計画をめた。

I dissuaded him from his reckless plan.

友の過ちをめるのが真の友情だ。

Admonishing a friend's mistake is true friendship.

王の悪政をめる勇気がある者はいない。

Nobody has the courage to remonstrate with the king about his bad governance.

父親は息子を厳しくめた。

The father severely admonished his son.