Japanese symbol for “vigilance”
警戒
けいかい
Romaji: keikai
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution
In Japanese, vigilance is 警戒, read けいかい (keikai).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vigilance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不寝番 | ねずばん nezuban | sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance |
| ヴィジランス | ヴィジランス vijiransu | vigilance |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警察 | けいさつ keisatsu | police |
| 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) |
| 警報 | けいほう keihou | warning; alarm; alert |
| 懲戒 | ちょうかい choukai | discipline; punishment; reprimand |
| 戒め | いましめ imashime | caution; admonition; warning |
| 戒律 | かいりつ kairitsu | (religious) precept; discipline; commandment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vigilance”.
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.