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Kanji Detail for 護 - "to protect, to defend, to guard"

護

  • Meaning

    護 means "to protect, to defend, to guard."

    1. Protect - To guard; to keep safe from harm.

    2. Defend - To shield; to support against attack.

    3. Guard - To watch over; to preserve.

    4. Charm - A protective amulet; a talisman.

  • Words using 護

    • 保護 ほご Listen protection; safeguard; guardianship
    • 弁護士 べんごし Listen lawyer; attorney
    • 介護 かいご Listen nursing; care; caregiving
    • 看護 かんご Listen nursing; (army) nurse
    • 護憲 ごけん Listen protecting the constitution
    • 防護 ぼうご Listen protection
    • 擁護 ようご Listen protection; defence; support
    • 保護者 ほごしゃ Listen guardian; protector; patron

  • Four-character idioms with 護

    • 自己弁護 じこべんご Listen self-justification; excuse

  • Tattoo check: 護

    • Verified meaning: to protect, to defend, to guard
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ご, まもる, もり)

    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 護

    Given names 護(まもる)Listen

    Surnames 護(ご)Listen 護(もり)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    safeguard; protect

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    protect, guard, defend, shelter

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to protect

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse

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

    To support and assist. Keeping something whole is called 護. Such as 護衛 (guard), 護視 (watch over). All protecting so it doesn't suffer the slightest damage. | To cover up is called 護. Such as 庇護 (shelter), 袒護 (cover up for). Meaning concealing people's faults. Sealing letters tightly is also called 護封 (sealed letter).

  • Onyomi

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    go(ゴ) ゴ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mamo.ru(まも-る) まも-る

  • Strokes

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    20 strokes

  • Radical

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    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to protect to defend to guard amulet charm govern lead armor care cover fortify keeper maintain preserve safety secure sentinel shelter shield support ward

Sentences including 護

  • I don't believe he is a lawyer.

  • I doubt if he is a lawyer.

  • He has married his daughter to a young lawyer.

  • He decided to be a lawyer.

  • The old man gave the child shelter.

  • No one will speak for you.

  • His son wants to be a lawyer.

  • It seems that his father is a lawyer.

  • He should have been a lawyer.

  • She was looked after in the hospital.

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