Kanji1 / 6
守 kanji
guard, protect, defend, obey
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
シュス
Kun readings
まもるまもりもり-もりかみ
Variant forms
垨Words with 守
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —堅守strong defense; strong defence
- —守旧conservatism
- —守成building up and maintaining
- —守兵guards
- —守戦war of defense; war of defence; defensive fight; defensive warfare
- —国守governor of a province (under the ritsuryō system); daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces
- —拙守poor defense; poor defence
- —監守custody; watching over
- —確守strict adherence; sticking to; steadfast defence
- —拠守defense; defence
- —守株lack of innovation; stupidity
- —太守viceroy; governor-general
- —守則code; rule; regulation
- —占守occupation and defence (of land, etc.)
- —守秘keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
- —特守intensive defense practice
- —守一shouyi; guarding the one; Taoist meditative practice of concentrating the mind to unite body and spirit
- —看守者jailer; gaoler
- —守銭奴miser; niggard; cheapskate
- —天守閣castle tower; keep; donjon