EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter

    私は今夜子供たちの子守りをすることになっています。
    I am supposed to babysit the children tonight.

Also written 子守り【こもり】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
-こ
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
72 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

ねっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7Four corner code
3547deroo
5b50Unicode hex code
1-27-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281New Nelson (John Haig)
3390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930Morohashi
25A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31sakade
43Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40henshall3
18Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42crowley
69Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
455Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

guard, protect, defend, obey

Kun
まも.るまも.りもり-もりかみ
On
シュ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
457 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-3SKIP code
3m3.2The Kanji Dictionary
3034.2Four corner code
748deroo
5b88Unicode hex code
1-28-73JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1282Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1310New Nelson (John Haig)
2173New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2697Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1375Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1861Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
186Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
198Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
564A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
284Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
352Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7071Morohashi
300A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
490Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
499Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
421sakade
460Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
316henshall3
270Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
364crowley
537Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
466Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
189Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level