7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

commandment

Kun'yomi
  • to warn against ②to admonish ③to prohibit ④to be cautious
On'yomi
  • admonition ②sila (precept)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 98.3%
いましめる 1.7%

Character Breakdown

commandment
カイ いまし.める (7th, N1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

References

Unicode hex code 6212
JIS X 0208 1-18-92
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1801
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2027
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3204
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3972
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2043
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11548
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 876
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 896
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1330
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1123
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1334
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 838
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 683
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4n3.1
Four corner code 5340.0
De Roo Code 1459