Word Meaning 警報

けいほう keihou

警報 is read as けいほう (keihou) and means alarm.

Meaning

English

  1. alarm
  2. warning

Reading

Kana

けいほう

Romaji

keihou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 3588 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

警戒警報

けいかいけいほう

preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.)

警報機

けいほうき

alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.)

警報音

けいほうおん

warning sound

自動警報

じどうけいほう

auto-alert

特別警報

とくべつけいほう

emergency warning

警報抽象操作

けいほうちゅうしょうそうさ

alert abstract-operation

緊急警報

きんきゅうけいほう

emergency alert

気象警報

きしょうけいほう

weather warning

早期警戒情報

そうきけいかいじょうほう

early warning information on extreme weather

大津波警報

おおつなみけいほう

major tsunami warning

Example Sentences

10

たいふうへのけいほうがでた。

A typhoon warning was issued.

The fire alarm rang.

A storm warning is out now.

All of a sudden, the fire alarm went off.

The tsunami alert was cancelled.

The coast was warned against a tsunami.

If the alarm rings, walk, don't run.

The ground started to shake and the alarm rang.

The alarm rang and everyone rushed out.

Don't go onto the railroad crossing when the alarm starts going off.