Memory phrase for the Kanji: 警


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Meaning warn, police, guard, admonish

Pronunciation

KEI

Explanation

Top: respect (A plant speaking a sentence can strike with respect.) [sentence = wrapped in the mouth ], below: word

Mnemonic


 
With respectful words the police is warning.

Radicals

respect, honor, esteem
word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth symbolize the spoken word.
Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or that holds a stick (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick in the hand is easily cognizable.)
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 Vocabulary

警官 けいかん  policeman
警察官 けいさつかん  policeman
警笛 けいてき  horn, alarm, whistle, foghorn
警備 けいび  defense, guard, policing, security
警告 けいこく  warning, advice
警戒 けいかい  warning, admonition, vigilance
警察 けいさつ  police

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