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    3. 戒

    戒

    戒いまし.める

    commandment

    N1KMT7Freq #1062Core ConceptsKanji7 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    いまし.める

    On'yomi

    カイ

    commandment

    戈廾

    弋
    戈
    十
    廾
    丿
    丶

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    或戯戟我戎成戚戦或囲戍戌戰我找戟成戦典戊戈戠戚戎戉戴戡截戞戯尭戔戛戮戲戳

    Concepts using this kanji

    警戒

    vigilance

    懲戒

    discipline

    戒告

    admonition

    自戒

    self-admonition

    戒名

    posthumous Buddhist name

    戒厳令

    martial law

    哨戒

    patrol (with ships or aircraft)

    戒律

    (religious) precept

    戒め

    caution

    戒める

    to warn against

    三戒

    three lifetime commandments (youth's femininity, middle-aged struggle, old-age gain)

    十戒

    the ten precepts

    五戒

    the five precepts (prohibitions against killing, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication)

    八戒

    the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)

    戒心

    caution

    破戒

    breaking a commandment (usually religious)

    戒行

    observing the precepts (of Buddhism)

    持戒

    strictly adhering to Buddhist precepts

    受戒

    vowing to follow the precepts

    自重自戒

    being prudent and cautious

    戒告処分

    punishment by formal warning

    警戒心

    wariness

    不殺生戒

    precept forbidding the taking of life

    特定警戒

    special precautions

    警戒区域

    hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.)

    特別警戒

    special precautions

    警戒感

    sense of caution

    警戒信号

    warning signal

    一罰百戒

    punishing a crime to make an example for others

    警戒心を解く

    to let down one's guard

    早期警戒

    early warning

    授戒

    handing down the precepts

    警戒レベル

    advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe)

    警戒ぶり

    guarding

    殺生戒

    precept forbidding the taking of life

    警戒宣言

    official warning (esp. of an impending earthquake)

    戒を破る

    to break the Buddhist commandments

    戒護

    safe custody

    警戒水準

    alert level

    戒

    admonition

    警戒線

    warning line

    早期警戒機

    airborne early-warning system

    警戒態勢

    alert status

    警戒警報

    preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.)

    非常警戒

    full alert

    警戒色

    warning color

    遺戒

    one's last caution

    厳戒態勢

    high alert

    早期警戒情報

    Shared Early Warning

    厳戒令

    martial law

    厳重警戒

    high alert

    戒厳

    martial law

    懲戒処分

    disciplinary measures

    不飲酒戒

    Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol

    戒慎

    caution

    早期警戒管制機

    airborne early-warning system

    前車の覆るは後車の戒め

    learn wisdom from the follies of others

    不妄語戒

    precept forbidding one to speak untruthfully

    噴火警戒レベル

    Volcanic Alert Level

    戒律宗

    Ritsu (school of Buddhism)

    懲戒請求

    formal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer

    厳戒

    strict guard

    懲戒免官

    disciplinary dismissal

    斎戒

    purification

    飲酒戒

    Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol

    哨戒機

    patrol plane

    海洋哨戒機

    maritime patrol aircraft

    七仏通戒偈

    Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas

    民間空中哨戒部隊

    Civil Air Patrol

    破戒僧

    depraved monk

    懲戒免職

    disciplinary dismissal (discharge)

    土砂災害警戒区域

    sediment-related disaster risk area

    懲戒解雇

    disciplinary discharge

    懲戒免

    disciplinary dismissal

    戒壇

    ordination platform

    妄語戒

    precept forbidding one to speak untruthfully

    沙弥十戒

    the ten precepts

    対潜哨戒機

    antisubmarine patrol plane

    三昧耶戒

    precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

    不偸盗戒

    precept of non-stealing

    異常天候早期警戒情報

    early warning information on extreme weather

    遠距離早期警戒線

    Distant Early Warning Line (US, Canada)

    不邪淫戒

    precept of marital chastity and sexual restraint

    哨戒艇

    patrol boat

    偸盗戒

    precept of non-stealing

    斎戒沐浴

    purification

    哨戒艦艇

    military patrol boat

    戒飭

    admonishment

    邪淫戒

    precept of marital chastity and sexual restraint

    訓戒

    warning

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    • 十
    • 廾
    • 弋
    • 戈

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    • 遺戒
    • 戒める
    • 戒厳令
    • 戒護
    • 戒告
    • 戒名
    • 戒律
    • 訓戒
    • 警戒
    • 警戒心
    • 厳戒
    • 五戒
    • 斎戒
    • 斎戒沐浴
    • 懲戒
    • 破戒
    • 十戒
    • 戒め
    • 自戒
    • 戒慎
    • 懲戒免職
    • 戒心
    • 妄語戒
    • 非常警戒
    • 受戒
    • 授戒
    • 懲戒処分
    • 哨戒
    • 哨戒艇
    • 哨戒機
    • 戒壇
    • 戒厳
    • 持戒
    • 警戒色
    • 警戒線
    • 警戒警報
    • 早期警戒機
    • 戒を破る
    • 破戒僧
    • 海洋哨戒機
    • 警戒ぶり
    • 一罰百戒
    • 自重自戒
    • 戒飭
    • 哨戒艦艇
    • 警戒感
    • 戒律宗
    • 八戒
    • 戒
    • 対潜哨戒機
    • 厳戒態勢
    • 前車の覆るは後車の戒め
    • 戒行
    • 警戒信号
    • 三昧耶戒
    • 七仏通戒偈
    • 警戒宣言
    • 沙弥十戒
    • 特別警戒
    • 警戒区域
    • 不飲酒戒
    • 懲戒請求
    • 懲戒免
    • 懲戒免官
    • 早期警戒管制機
    • 警戒心を解く
    • 戒告処分
    • 警戒態勢
    • 遠距離早期警戒線
    • 早期警戒
    • 異常天候早期警戒情報
    • 早期警戒情報
    • 噴火警戒レベル
    • 飲酒戒
    • 邪淫戒
    • 特定警戒
    • 警戒レベル
    • 土砂災害警戒区域
    • 警戒水準
    • 懲戒解雇
    • 三戒
    • 厳重警戒
    • 不殺生戒
    • 殺生戒
    • 不偸盗戒
    • 偸盗戒
    • 不邪淫戒
    • 不妄語戒
    • 厳戒令
    • 民間空中哨戒部隊

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