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
- —要援護requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)
- —庇護権right of asylum
- —防護団civilian defense corps (Japan, 1932-1939)
- —保護室holding cell; drunk tank; isolation room; quarantine room
- —保護犬dog held at an animal shelter or rescue centre; rescue dog
- —守護者guardian; custodian
- —護持僧imperial protector monk; monk who performed rituals for the wellbeing of the imperial household
- —保護猫cat held at an animal shelter or rescue centre; rescue cat
- —防護策protective measure; safeguard
- —名護蘭Phalaenopsis japonica (species of orchid)
- —監護者legal guardian (responsible for supervising a minor); custodian
- —掩護部隊covering force
- —看護疲れnursing fatigue
- —看護婦長head nurse
- —機密保護security (e.g. data, password, etc.)
- —救護活動relief (aid) work
- —守護天使guardian angel
- —人身保護habeas corpus
- —弁護士会bar association
- —保護委員rehabilitation; worker