Home / Frequency / 戒

戒

Level XI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1404 / 2,608

Commandment

On’yomi
かい
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
戈 Halberd (Kangxi 62)

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

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

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;vigilanceN1

戒 is rank 1404 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

Study 戒 →