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
- —防衛線line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
- —防衛相Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
- —守衛所guard station; guard house; guard post
- —衛星系satellite link
- —衛星船manned satellite; manned orbiter
- —衛戍地garrison; security sector
- —衛兵所guardhouse; guardroom
- —衛生局hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
- —自衛艦Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship; Self-Defense Force ship; JMSDF ship
- —衛生士hygienist
- —自衛団self defense group; self defence group; self-protection
- —防衛軍defence forces; defence corps
- —防衛食defense rations
- —防衛者defender
- —防衛的defensive
- —孫衛星subsatellite; submoon; moonlet
- —衛星放送satellite broadcasting
- —衛生基準health standards; hygiene standards
- —共同防衛joint defense; joint defence
- —精神衛生mental health; mental hygiene