Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Warn

Alternative

Admonish

Mnemonic

You have a poem about winter that you say to warn people against going outside. It's cold and dangerous in winter! You admonish anyone and everyone you see going out there with your scary winter poem.

Readings

On’yomi

けい

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

To make sure people listen to your warning, you threaten to take away their cake (けい). People will do anything for cake, so when you bring it up, they actually take your attempts to warn them about winter seriously.

Visually Similar Kanji

Found In Vocabulary