Word Meaning 警策

けいさく keisaku

警策 is read as けいさく (keisaku) and means horsewhip.

Meaning

English

  1. horsewhip
  2. Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter)
  3. warning stick (Rinzai Zen)
  4. encouragement stick (Soto Zen)

Reading

Kana

けいさく

Romaji

keisaku

Writing Variants

  • 警策 きょうさく kyousaku
  • 警策 きょうしゃく kyoushaku
  • 警策 こうざく kouzaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 31166 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

警覚策励

けいかくさくれい

Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter)

警視庁

けいしちょう

Metropolitan Police Department

警戒

けいかい

vigilance

警護

けいご

bodyguard

警視

けいし

police superintendent

警笛

けいてき

horn

警鐘

けいしょう

alarm bell

警察手帳

けいさつてちょう

police identification card

警句

けいく

aphorism

警保局

けいほきょく

Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)

警察証明書

けいさつしょうめいしょ

police certification

警察機動隊

けいさつきどうたい

riot police