How to say 'Warning' in Japanese | 警告

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The Japanese word for Warning is 'Keikoku', written as 警告 in Japanese.'Warning' in hiragana is けいこく.

word

警告

Meaning

Warning

Reading

けいこく

keikoku

Kanji

警Warn 告Announce

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '警告 (けいこく)' means 'warning'. It refers to an act of informing someone about a potential danger, problem, or consequence, often to prevent harm or mistakes. This term is commonly used in formal or serious contexts, such as legal, safety, or disciplinary situations. For example: The teacher gave a warning to the students「先生は生徒に警告をした」(せんせいはせいとにけいこくをした). The weather forecast issued a storm warning「天気予報は嵐の警告を出した」(てんきよほうはあらしのけいこくをだした). It can also be used metaphorically, as in: His actions were a warning to others「彼の行動は他の人への警告だった」(かれのこうどうはほかのひとへのけいこくだった).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3763

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 警告

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

警

Meaning

Warn

kanji

告

Meaning

Announce

Words Related to 警告 Through the Kanji 警

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 警 as well.

word

警察

Meaning

Police

word

警戒

Meaning

Caution

word

警部

Meaning

Inspector

word

警官

Meaning

Police

word

警視

Meaning

Police inspector

word

警備

Meaning

Security

Words Related to 警告 Through the Kanji 告

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 告 as well.

word

報告

Meaning

Report

word

告げる

Meaning

Announce, Tell

word

Meaning

word

告白

Meaning

Confession

word

被告

Meaning

Defendant

word

申告

Meaning

Report, Declaration

word

忠告

Meaning

Advice

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'Keikoku' means 'Warning' .

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