いまし.める
imashimeru
JLPT N17 strokesKanjiLevel 89 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

戒 is the kanji for "Commandment". A common reading is いまし.める (imashimeru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Commandment

Readings

kunいまし.める/ imashimeruonかい/ kai

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

師の戒めを深く心に刻んでいる。

しのいましめをふかくこころにきざんでいる。

I engrave my teacher's warning deeply in my heart.

自戒の念を常に胸に抱いている。

じかいのねんをつねにむねにいだいている。

I always carry a sense of self-restraint in my heart.

Vocabulary using 戒

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