One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 守 - "protect, guard, keep"

  • Meaning

    守 means "protect, guard, keep."

    1. Protect - To guard; to defend.

    2. Keep - To maintain; to watch over.

    3. Obey - To follow rules; to observe.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    guard; protect; defend; obey

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    defend, protect, guard, conserve

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To watch over. Such as 看守, 保守. | An official title. In Han, the head of a commandery was called 太守. Later, prefects were called 守. This is the origin. | Integrity. One who is upright and doesn't take improperly has 守. See (Book of Documents). | To wait. Meaning to stay long to watch and wait. Such as 守候. | 巡守: Inspecting one's domain. Also written as 巡狩.
  • Onyomitip
  • Kunyomitip
  • Strokestip
  • Radicaltip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • You should buy an answering machine.

  • He is the only one that doesn't observe the custom.

  • Once you have made a promise , you should keep it.

  • We should always keep our promise.

  • He was always as good as his word.

  • We must observe the rules.

  • He could do nothing but watch.

  • He won't be away for long.

  • I'd like you to be more punctual.

  • He is a man of his word.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

Share this link via

Or copy link