戒め (いましめ) Japanese meaning

戒め (いましめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

戒commandment
誡admonish, warn, prohibit
警admonish, commandment

Related words· 6

教きょう訓くんN1sense 1
教訓 is a lesson or moral learned from an event, while 戒め can also be an admonition or precept meant to restrain future behavior.
忠ちゅう告こくN2sense 1
忠告 is the everyday word for advice or warning given to someone, whereas 戒め often sounds more moral, solemn, or lesson-like.
警けい告こくN3sense 1
警告 warns of danger, rule-breaking, or consequences, while 戒め can carry a broader moral admonition or a lesson drawn from experience.
禁きん止しN3sense 2
禁止 is a direct, neutral prohibition, whereas 戒め in the prohibition sense is more moral, religious, or precept-like.

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訓くん戒かい
戒め is a native Japanese word for a moral lesson or caution, often more literary, while 訓戒 is a formal Sino-Japanese noun and suru-verb.
戒かい律りつ
戒め is a broader term for admonition, warning, or moral lesson, not limited to religious rules like 戒律.

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戒かい律りつ sense 2
戒律 refers specifically to a set of religious commandments or precepts, while 戒め is a broader term that can mean a single admonition, warning, or lesson.

Word family

戒いましめるN1
warn against; caution against · admonish; scold; rebuke · prohibit; forbid; ban · be cautious (archaic); detest (archaic); punish (archaic)

Written forms

戒いましめUsage98%
Standard and highest-priority spelling; used for admonitions, warnings, precepts, and related senses.
いましめUsage2%
誡いましめ
Attested kanji variant; much less common than 戒め and mainly associated with admonition or warning.
警いましめ
Attested kanji variant; rare, with the character 警 emphasizing warning or caution.
禁いましめ
Mentioned in the sense note as an alternate spelling for the prohibition or precept sense.

Etymology

Noun form related to the verb 戒める, meaning to admonish, warn, forbid, or punish. The kanji 戒 is conventionally associated with caution, admonition, and precepts; the exact historical development is not specified.

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