Quick answer
警 is the kanji for "to warn". Its reading is いまし.める (imashimeru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
to warn
Also : to admonish
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
19 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 警 represents 'ADMONISH'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of admonish.
On-reading: けい — remember this sound by associating it with admonish. Kun-reading: いまし.める.
Example Sentences
警報が鳴ったので外へ出ました。
けいほうがなったのでそとへでました。
The alarm rang, so I went outside.
警備員が建物を守っています。
けいびいんがたてものをまもっています。
Security guards are protecting the building.
Vocabulary using 警
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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