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警戒

けいかい

vigilance, precaution

Mnemonic

A word of warning and a weapon kept ready rather than used. Kay けい and Kai かい both awake. After the earthquake, watch the water: けいかい.

Built from

warn, admonish
敬 respect + 言 speech
warn, guard against
戈 a halberd held up in both hands and kept ready rather than used. Standing guard over something.

Words sharing these kanji

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