警けい告こく

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警告する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for giving notice of danger, a rule violation, or a reprimand. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

keikoku (judo penalty)

A specific penalty in judo, equivalent to a warning for a minor rules infraction.

警告けいこくを発はっするto issue a warning
政せい府ふは台たい風ふうの接せっ近きんについて警けい告こくを発はっした。
The government issued a warning about the approaching typhoon.
警けい告こくを受うけるto receive a warning
彼かれは交こう通つう違い反はんで警けい察さつから警けい告こくを受うけた。
He received a warning from the police for a traffic violation.
〈人ひと〉に警けい告こくするto warn someone
医い師しは患かん者じゃに警けい告こくした。
The doctor warned the patient.
警けい告こくを無む視しするto ignore a warning
彼かれは何なん度ども警けい告こくを無む視しした。
He ignored the warnings many times.

注ちゅう意いN4sense 1
注意 is a broader, milder term for calling attention to something or giving advice, while 警告 is a stronger, more formal warning that implies consequences if ignored.
忠ちゅう告こくN2sense 1
忠告 is personal, well-meaning advice from someone like a friend or senior, whereas 警告 is a more formal or official warning about danger or rule-breaking.
勧かん告こくN1sense 1
勧告 is an official recommendation or advisory urging a certain action, while 警告 focuses on alerting someone to danger or a violation rather than suggesting a course of action.
アラート
警告 is a broad, often formal warning or caution, while アラート specifically refers to an automated notification or alert, especially in IT or security contexts.

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戒いましめるN1
警告する is a more formal, explicit warning often used in official contexts, while 戒める is a softer, more advisory caution with a moral undertone.
警けい鐘しょう
警告 is a general warning or caution given by words, while 警鐘 evokes the urgent ringing of an alarm bell, literal or figurative.
戒かい告こく
警告 is the general, everyday word for a warning, while 戒告 is a formal disciplinary admonition used in legal or workplace contexts.
訓くん戒かい
警告 stresses warning someone of danger or consequences, while 訓戒 stresses moral or disciplinary correction of behavior.
警けい報ほうN2
警告 is a general or personal caution that can be given verbally by anyone, while 警報 is an official alert issued through a formal system.
戒いましめN1
警告 warns of danger, rule-breaking, or consequences, while 戒め can carry a broader moral admonition or a lesson drawn from experience.

警けい報ほうN2sense 1
警報 is an automated or official alarm signal (like a fire or tsunami alert), while 警告 is a spoken or written warning given by a person or authority.
予よ告こくN1
予告 simply announces that something will happen, while 警告 is a stronger caution warning of danger or consequences.
警けい戒かいN2
警告 means an explicit warning issued to someone, while 警戒 is the state of being cautious or watchful oneself, not a message sent to another.

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Composed of 警 (けい, 'warn, admonish') and 告 (こく, 'tell, inform'). The combination naturally yields the meaning of 'to inform as a warning'.