Illustration: On a bench beside a riverside baseball ground, a worker pauses halfway through opening a bento. A crow has landed on the far end of the bench and leans toward the exposed food. The worker keeps their eyes fixed on the bird while sliding the lunch closer and raising the lid as a protective barrier.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

警けい戒かい

keikai

to be on guard against

Example sentences

彼かれは我々われわれを警戒けいかいしているようだ。
He seems to be wary of us.
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警戒けいかいするに越こしたことはない。
You can’t be too vigilant.
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彼かれらは嵐あらしを警戒けいかいしていた。
They were on the lookout for a storm.
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Kanji in 警戒

警admonish; commandmentOnケイKunいましめる
戒commandmentOnカイKunいましめる

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