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
- —保護板protective plate
- —擁護論championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics
- —護摩壇homa-mandala (fire altar)
- —護教論apologetics
- —擁護者advocate; defender; champion; backer
- —護身刀sword used for self-defense
- —都護府Protectorate General (Han and Tang-period Chinese office)
- —庇護者guardian; mentor; protector
- —防護服protective clothing
- —守護人guard; protector
- —護民官tribune (of ancient Rome)
- —保護帽hard hat; safety helmet
- —護身用(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
- —護摩木homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings
- —庇護欲desire to protect
- —守護代acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
- —保護法protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
- —弁護側the defence; defence side
- —護憲派advocates of protection of the Constitution; supporter of the current Constitution
- —保護膜protective coating; protective film; overcoat