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Kanji Detail for 守 - "to protect, to obey, to keep"

守

  • Meaning

    守 means "to protect, to obey, to keep."

    1. Protect - To guard; to defend.

    2. Keep - To maintain; to watch over.

    3. Obey - To follow rules; to observe.

  • Words using 守

    • 保守 ほしゅ Listen maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness
    • 守備 しゅび Listen defense; defence; fielding
    • 保守党 ほしゅとう Listen Conservative Party
    • 守り もり Listen babysitting; babysitter; protecting
    • 攻守 こうしゅ Listen offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
    • 留守番 るすばん Listen care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching
    • 保守的 ほしゅてき Listen conservative
    • 専守防衛 せんしゅぼうえい Listen nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

  • Four-character idioms with 守

    • 創業守成 そうぎょうしゅせい Listen starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success
    • 旧套墨守 きゅうとうぼくしゅ Listen clinging to old customs; adhering to old traditions

  • Tattoo check: 守

    • Verified meaning: to protect, to obey, to keep
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, しゅ, すず, つとむ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 守

    Given names 守(おさむ)Listen 守(つとむ)Listen 守(まもり)Listen 守(まもる)Listen 守(もり)Listen 守(もりお)Listen

    Surnames 守(しゅ)Listen 守(すず)Listen 守(とくもり)Listen 守(もりさき)Listen 守(もりざき)Listen 守(もりつぐ)Listen

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  • 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.

  • Onyomi

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    shu(シュ) シュ

    su(ス) ス

  • Kunyomi

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    kami(かみ) かみ

    mamo.ru(まも-る) まも-る

    mamori(まも-り) まも-り

    mori(もり) もり

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    to protect to keep to obey amulet caretaker defend fortify endure governor maintain shelter shield watch observe guard secure preserve uphold adhere comply devotion duty fidelity follow honor loyalty responsibility

Sentences including 守

  • 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.

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