Memory phrase for the Kanji: 警

警

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Meaning

warn, police, guard, admonish

Pronunciation

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Explanation

 Top: respect 敬 (A plant 艹 speaking a sentence 句 can strike 攵 with respect.) [sentence 句 = wrapped 勹 in the mouth 口], below: word 言

Mnemonic

With respectful words the police is warning.

Radicals

敬 respect, honor, esteem
言 word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
攵 Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.)
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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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