戒
いまし.める
imashimeru
JLPT N17 strokesKanjiLevel 89 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
戒 is the kanji for "Commandment". Its reading is いまし.める (imashimeru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Commandment
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Readings
kunいまし.める/ imashimeruonかい/ kai
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
戈廾
Example Sentences
師の戒めを深く心に刻んでいる。
しのいましめをふかくこころにきざんでいる。
I engrave my teacher's warning deeply in my heart.
自戒の念を常に胸に抱いている。
じかいのねんをつねにむねにいだいている。
I always carry a sense of self-restraint in my heart.
Vocabulary using 戒
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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