Memory phrase for the character: 警


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Meaning

warn, police, guard, admonish

Pronunciation

KEI

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

respect, honor, esteem
word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
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. In this radical, the stick 卜 in the hand 又 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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