守 — guard, protect, defend
まもる
守
guard
まもる
U+5B88
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #457
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #198
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- guard
- protect
- defend
- obey
Readings
- On'yomi
- しゅ shu す su
- Kun'yomi
- まも mamo もり mori かみ kami
word
まも mamo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しゅ shu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
す su On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
20 wordsEach dot is a word containing 守: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 8 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.