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Kotomora

戒いましめ

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Meanings

1

noun

admonition; warning; lesson

A warning or admonition that makes someone reflect or avoid repeating a mistake; often used in phrases such as 戒めとする and 戒めを胸に刻む.

2

noun

prohibition; commandment; precept

Refers to a rule forbidding something, or a moral or religious precept. The spelling 禁め is noted for this sense but is rare.

3

noun

punishment; chastisement

A less common noun use where 戒め means punishment or chastisement intended to correct conduct, not just a verbal warning.

4

noun

caution; guard

archaic

Archaic use meaning caution, guarding, or keeping watch; in modern Japanese, 警戒 or 見張り would normally be used instead.

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