衛 — kanji meaning “defense”
衛
defense, protection
- Meanings
- defense, protection
- On'yomi
- エイ (ei)、エ (e)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- もり、い、まもる
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #400 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 144
- Chinese reading
- wèi — Chinese character page
Words with 衛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 防衛 | ぼうえい bouei | defense; defence; protection |
| 自衛隊 | じえいたい jieitai | Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF |
| 衛星 | えいせい eisei | (natural) satellite; moon |
| 衛生 | えいせい eisei | hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness |
| 自衛 | じえい jiei | self-defense; self-defence |
| 護衛 | ごえい goei | guard; convoy; escort |
| 前衛 | ぜんえい zen'ei | advance guard; vanguard |
| 近衛 | このえ konoe | Imperial Guards |
| 防衛庁 | ぼうえいちょう boueichou | Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007) |
| 守衛 | しゅえい shuei | (security) guard; caretaker; janitor |
| 衛兵 | えいへい eihei | guard; sentinel; garrison |
| 専守防衛 | せんしゅぼうえい senshubouei | nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence) |
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