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警策

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 警策.

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Entry

警策いさくょうさくこうざくきょうしゃくNounFreq #95120
1

Abbreviation; Called けいさく in Rinzai Zen, きょうさく in Soto Zen

Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen)

2

けいさく only

horsewhip

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

admonish, commandment

19 strokesFrequency 366JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ケイ

Kun

いまし.める

scheme, plan, policy, step, means

12 strokesFrequency 209JLPT N1Grade 6

On

サク

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