EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 23
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    protection; safeguard; guardianship; custody; patronage

    その子はおじの保護を受けている。
    He is in custody of his uncle.
  2. preservation; conservation

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support

Kun
たも.つ
On
ホウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
146 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

もりやすやすし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-7SKIP code
2a7.11The Kanji Dictionary
2629.4Four corner code
2164deroo
4fddUnicode hex code
1-42-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
455Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
222New Nelson (John Haig)
96New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
107Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
72Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
77Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
997Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1072Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
166A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
781Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
351Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
702Morohashi
787A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
489Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
498Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
716sakade
319Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
808henshall3
705Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
163crowley
665Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
102Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1006Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bao3Pinyin reading
boKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

safeguard, protect

Kun
まも.る
On
Strokes
20
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
351 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

もり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-13SKIP code
7a13.3The Kanji Dictionary
0464.7Four corner code
3067deroo
8b77Unicode hex code
1-24-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4447Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5715New Nelson (John Haig)
1648New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2079Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1088Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1481Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
700Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
756Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
653A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2877Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
796Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36038PMorohashi
670A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1312Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1391Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
604sakade
1772Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
696henshall3
825Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
474crowley
1115Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1713Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
707Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hu4Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level