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Kanji: 警
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KANJI

警

19 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

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ON 音

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	言 Radical name: ごんべん
Meaning:	Admonish, commandment
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	警官(けいかん)	policeman
N4	警察(けいさつ)	police
N3	警告(けいこく)	warning, advice
N2	警備(けいび)	defense, guard, policing, security
N1	警戒(けいかい)	warning, admonition, vigilance
N1	警部(けいぶ)	police inspector

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