Kanji1 / 16
衛 kanji
defense, protection
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
エイエ
Kun readings
NoneVariant forms
衞Words with 衛
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —防衛施設庁Popular(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- —歯科衛生士Populardental hygienist
- —衛視guards at parliament
- —衛所place guarded by soldiers; torpedo room
- —衛兵guard; sentinel; garrison
- —警衛guard; patrol; escort
- —侍衛bodyguard
- —中衛middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
- —後衛rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
- —禁衛protecting the emperor
- —門衛gatekeeper; doorman; porter
- —陛衛Imperial guard
- —衛戍garrison
- —衛護guard; escort
- —保衛defense; defence; protection; safeguard
- —直衛close escort; close protection
- —護衛艦escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
- —侍衛長captain of the guard
- —前衛戦skirmish; prefinals (in games)
- —不衛生unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions