Kanji1 / 20
護 kanji
safeguard, protect
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 20
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ゴ
Kun readings
まもる
Words with 護
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —保護鳥protected bird
- —保護領protectorate
- —守護神guardian deity
- —介護人person who looks after a patient
- —看護人nurse (male or female); personal care attendant
- —摂護腺prostate gland
- —保護林forest reserve or preserve
- —教護院reform school; juvenile reformatory
- —救護所first-aid station
- —護身術art of self-defense (defence)
- —護送車police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
- —護送船escort ship
- —護衛兵body guard; military escort
- —守護霊guardian spirit
- —保護区sanctuary; reserve (for wild animals); nature preserve
- —防護壁protective wall
- —要介護requiring nursing care
- —守護竜guardian dragon
- —介護士carer; nurse
- —介護者caregiver; carer