Memory phrase for the character: 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 & merged), right: halberd 戈

Mnemonic
 
Two hands are 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 handsEven though the radical actually was developed from feet, it is here understood as two hands 屮 (with the fingers 山 upwards, simplified and merged)




 Vocabulary

戒め いましめ  caution; admonition; warning; lesson
警戒 けいかい  warning, admonition, vigilance
戒告 かいこく  admonition; warning; caution
戒厳令 かいげんれい  martial law

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