Memory phrase for the Kanji: 戒

戒

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Meaning admonish, command

Pronunciation

KAI
imashimeru

Explanation

Left: two hands 廾 (twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined), right: halberd 戈

Mnemonic
 
Two hands holding up a halberd to admonish.

Radicals

戈 halberd, spear, lanceThis radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
廾 two handsTwo hands 屮 (with the fingers 山 towards the top) simplified and combined.
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 Vocabulary

 警戒  けいかい  warning, admonition, vigilance

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