# 警 — warn; police

警 means “warn; police”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: warn; police
- On'yomi: ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Law & order

## How to remember 警

Respect (敬) these words (言): a warning.

Sounds like 敬: both read ケイ.

Parts: 敬 respect · 言 say; words

## Don't confuse it with

[驚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/surprise/)

## More in the “Law & order” set

[法](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/law/) · [判](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/judgement/) · [規](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/regulation/) · [条](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clause/) · [警](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warn/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warn/. Last updated 2026-11-01.