守 — kanji meaning “guard”
守
guard, protect, defend, obey
- Meanings
- guard, protect, defend, obey
- On'yomi
- シュ (shu)、ス (su)
- Kun'yomi
- まも.る、まも.り、もり、-もり、かみ
- Name readings
- う、し、も、て
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #457 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- shǒu — Chinese character page
Words with 守
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 守る | まもる mamoru | to protect; to guard; to defend |
| 保守 | ほしゅ hoshu | maintenance |
| 守備 | しゅび shubi | defense; defence |
| 遵守 | じゅんしゅ junshu | observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying |
| 留守 | るす rusu | absence; being away from home |
| 守り | まもり mamori | protection; defense; defence |
| 守り | もり mori | babysitting; babysitter |
| 留守番 | るすばん rusuban | care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching |
| お守り | おまもり omamori | charm; amulet; talisman |
| 看守 | かんしゅ kanshu | prison guard; warder; jailer |
| 見守る | みまもる mimamoru | to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on |
| 鎮守 | ちんじゅ chinju | local Shinto deity; tutelary god |
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