Japanese symbol for “alarm”
警報
けいほう
Romaji: keihou
warning; alarm; alert
In Japanese, alarm is 警報, read けいほう (keihou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n warning; alarm; alert
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “alarm”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恐慌 | きょうこう kyoukou | panic; scare; alarm |
| 警笛 | けいてき keiteki | horn; alarm; whistle |
| アラーム | アラーム araamu | alarm |
| 警報器 | けいほうき keihouki | alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor |
| 騒がせる | さわがせる sawagaseru | to disturb; to alarm; to agitate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警察 | けいさつ keisatsu | police |
| 警戒 | けいかい keikai | vigilance; caution; alertness |
| 警官 | けいかん keikan | police officer; policeman; constable |
| 警告 | けいこく keikoku | warning; caution; admonition |
| 警視庁 | けいしちょう keishichou | Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo) |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information; news; report |
| 報告 | ほうこく houkoku | report; information |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
See also: Chinese symbol for “alarm”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.