Japanese symbol for “watchmen”
警固
けいご
Romaji: keigo
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert
In Japanese, watchmen is 警固, read けいご (keigo).
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, vs, vt watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert
- n guard; watchmen
Kanji and stroke order
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) |
| 警報 | けいほう keihou | warning; alarm; alert |
| 固定 | こてい kotei | fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing |
| 固有 | こゆう koyuu | characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in) |
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.