# 戒 — admonish; commandment

戒 means “admonish; commandment”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: カイ (kai). Kun'yomi: いまし(める) (imashimeru). You'll see it in words such as 戒め (imashime, “caution; admonition”).

- Meaning: admonish; commandment
- On'yomi: カイ (kai)
- Kun'yomi: いまし(める) (imashimeru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 1

## How to remember 戒

Parts: 戈 halberd · 廾 two hands

## Words with 戒

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 戒め | いましめ (imashime) | caution; admonition |
| 戒める | いましめる (imashimeru) | to warn against; to caution against |

## More in the “Belief & custom 1” set

[宮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrine/) · [義](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/righteousness/) · [献](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/offer-up/) · [吉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/good-luck/) · [儀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rite/) · [葬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/funeral/) · [宗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/religion/) · [戒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/admonish/) · [徳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/virtue/)

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