Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 警

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

敬 respect, honor, esteem
言 word, speech(Sound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.)
攵 Stick in a hand(The 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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