A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 6 strokes

Guard ; Protect ; Defend ; Obey

Readings on: シュ・ス
Kun readings: まも.る・まも.り・もり・-もり・かみ

守るまもる — protect

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 留守るす — home absence Word card → Source
• 守備しゅび — defence Source
• 看守かんしゅ — jailer Source
• 鎮守ちんじゅ — local deity Source
• 厳守げんしゅ — strict compliance Source
• 守衛しゅえい — guard; bodyguard; doorman Source