EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun

    (security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper

    守衛にとがめられた。
    I was challenged by a gatekeeper.
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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

defense, protection

On
エイ
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
400 of 2500
Radical
go
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Used in names as

もりまもる

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-13SKIP code
3i13.3The Kanji Dictionary
2150.6, 2122.1Four corner code
2053deroo
885bUnicode hex code
1-17-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1639Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1776New Nelson (John Haig)
760New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
938Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
526Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
686Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1646Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1775Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
394A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2452Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
686Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34073Morohashi
617A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
815Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
834Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
551sakade
1722Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
646henshall3
813Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
287crowley
780Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1617Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1661Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4Pinyin reading
wiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level