noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. warning, admonition, lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
訓戒 くんかい
訓誡 くんかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation
クン くん.ずる キン (4th, N2)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)
commandment
カイ いまし.める (7th, N1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)