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衛 kanji
defense, protection
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
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Kun readings
NoneVariant forms
衞Words with 衛
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3衛星Popular(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
- N2自衛Popularself-defense; self-defence
- N1衛生Popularhygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; health; toilet; restroom; bathroom
- N1護衛Popularguard; convoy; escort
- N1守衛Popular(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
- N1防衛Populardefense; defence; protection
- —親衛Popularmonarch's guards
- —前衛Popularadvance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
- —自衛隊PopularJapan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
- —衛生的Popularhygienic; sanitary
- —自衛官PopularJapanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
- —防衛庁PopularJapan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
- —公衆衛生Popularpublic health; public hygiene; sanitation
- —人工衛星Popularartificial satellite; man-made satellite
- —正当防衛Popularlegitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
- —通信衛星Popularcommunication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
- —専守防衛Popularnonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- —海上自衛隊PopularMaritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
- —航空自衛隊PopularJapan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
- —陸上自衛隊PopularJapan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF