Definition of 警策 (けいさく)

けいさく

警策

けいさく

keisaku

View details for kanji: 警View details for kanji: 策
noun
1.
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter), warning stick (Rinzai Zen), encouragement stick (Soto Zen)(abbreviation)(called けいさく in Rinzai Zen, きょうさく in Soto Zen)
See also:警覚策励,  座禅
2.
horsewhip(only relevant for けいさく)
Other readings:
警策【きょうさく】
、
警策【こうざく】
、
警策【きょうしゃく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Related Kanji
警 admonish, commandment
策 scheme, plan, policy, step, means