Word Meaning 戒め

いましめ imashime

戒め is read as いましめ (imashime) and means bonds.

Meaning

English

  1. bonds
  2. bondage
  3. binding
  4. punishment
  5. caution
  6. guard
  7. admonition
  8. warning

Reading

Kana

いましめ

Romaji

imashime

Writing Variants

  • 警め いましめ imashime
  • 縛め いましめ imashime
  • 誡め いましめ imashime

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7655 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戒める

いましめる

to be cautious

戒律

かいりつ

(religious) precept

戒告

かいこく

admonition

戒厳令

かいげんれい

martial law

戒名

かいみょう

posthumous Buddhist name

戒告処分

かいこくしょぶん

punishment by formal warning

戒行

かいぎょう

observing the precepts (of Buddhism)

戒心

かいしん

caution

前車の覆るは後車の戒め

ぜんしゃのくつがえるはこうしゃのいましめ

learn wisdom from the follies of others

警戒

けいかい

vigilance

厳戒

げんかい

strict guard

訓戒

くんかい

warning

Example Sentences

5

かれはじぶんをきびしくいましめた。

He strictly admonished himself.

はははわたしのふちゅういをいましめた。

My mother warned me about my carelessness.

たべすぎないようじぶんをいましめる。

I caution myself not to overeat.

To teach him a lesson, they made him stand in the hallway.

He admonished his son for being lazy.