# 戒 — Commandment

Frequency rank 1404 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 魂 (Soul), less common than 掃 (Sweep).

- On’yomi: かい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 戈 Halberd (Kangxi 62)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Two horizontal strokes on top with a spear below — two sacred lines above a spear form a commandment: thou shalt not kill with this weapon.

In words:

- 警戒 けいかい — warning;admonition;vigilance

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