JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 戒: "commandment"
The kanji 戒 means "commandment". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カイ in on'yomi and いまし.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いまし.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | commandment |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1062 of 2,501 |
Common words with 戒
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 警戒vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution
- 警戒心wariness
- 戒めるto warn against; to caution against · to admonish; to scold; to rebuke
- 戒めcaution; admonition; warning; lesson · prohibition; ban; commandment; precept
- 戒admonition; commandment · sila (precept)
- 警戒態勢alert status; emergency alert
- 戒律(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
- 哨戒patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
- 自戒self-admonition
- 厳戒態勢high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
- 警戒感sense of caution; wariness
- 警戒レベルadvisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
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