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What is the Kanji for 'Warn'? | 警

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Warn', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Warn' is 警.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Warn

    Reading

    onyomiけい

    kei

    Parts

    Say Respect

    Example Word

    警部: inspector. The Japanese noun '警部 (けいぶ)' refers to a police inspector, a specific rank within the Japanese police force. This term is used to denote a senior officer who typically oversees investigations or commands a police station. For example: The inspector solved the case「警部が事件を解決した」(けいぶがじけんをかいけつした). He was promoted to inspector「彼は警部に昇進した」(かれはけいぶにしょうしんした). The rank of '警部' is above '警部補 (けいぶほ)' and below '警視 (けいし)' in the Japanese police hierarchy.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    19

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    6

    Frequency

    592

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Say

    kanji

    Meaning

    Respect

Words Using

This kanji is used in 7 words:

    word

    警察

    Meaning

    Police

    word

    警告

    Meaning

    Warning

    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

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 21 kanji contain the part 言 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Measure, Plan

    kanji

    Meaning

    Talk

    kanji

    Meaning

    Language, Word

    kanji

    Meaning

    Read

    kanji

    Meaning

    Record

    kanji

    調

    Meaning

    Investigate, Tune

    kanji

    Meaning

    Entice, Induce

    kanji

    Meaning

    Trust

    kanji

    Meaning

    Theory, Argument

    kanji

    Meaning

    Recognize, Admit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Evaluate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Visit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Reason, Translation

    kanji

    Meaning

    Constitution

    kanji

    Meaning

    Correct, Revise

    kanji

    Meaning

    Noh chanting, Popular song

    kanji

    Meaning

    Instruct, Admonish

    kanji

    Meaning

    Swear, Vow

    kanji

    Meaning

    Praise, Honor

    kanji

    Meaning

    Abandon, Give up

    kanji

    Meaning

    Who

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What does 警 mean?

警 means 'Warn'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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