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    3. 戒める

    戒める

    戒いましめ​る​

    to warn against

    KMT10News #36+1CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    誡める警める

    いましめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to warn against, to caution against
    2.
    to admonish, to scold, to rebuke
    3.
    to prohibit, to forbid, to ban
    4.
    to be cautious
    archaic
    5.
    to detest, to loathe
    archaic
    6.
    to punish
    archaic

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    私わたしは彼かれにそうしないよう戒いましめました。

    I warned him not to do that.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    先せん生せいは遅ち刻こくした生せい徒とを戒いましめました。

    The teacher admonished the student for being late.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    親おやは子こ供どもに善ぜん悪あくを教おしえるために、しばしば戒いましめる必ひつ要ようがあります。

    Parents often need to admonish their children to teach them right from wrong.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    過か去この過あやまちを繰くり返かえさないよう、自じ分ぶん自じ身しんを戒いましめることが大たい切せつです。

    It's important to admonish oneself against repeating past mistakes.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    学がっ校こうの規き則そくは、試し験けんでの不ふ正せい行こう為いを戒いましめています。

    The school rules admonish students against cheating on exams.

    KMT10EducationEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    戒
    いまし.める…(1)
    commandment
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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