Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  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. Archaism.
  5. to detest, to loathe. Archaism.
  6. to punish. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
戒める いましめる
 
 
誡める いましめる
 
 
警める いましめる

Contained Kanji 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)