守 : Guard

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Components:

宀寸

guard, protect, defend, obey

On 'yomi:

シュ(shu) ス(su)

Kun 'yomi:

まも.る(mamo.ru) まも.り(mamo.ri) もり(mori) -もり(mori) かみ(kami)

Nanori:

う(u) し(shi) も(mo) て(te)

Strokes:	6
Radical:	宀 (40)
Usage Rating:	457

JLPT:	N3
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	3

Unicode:	05b88
jis208:	28-73

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守 Usage examples

留守宅(るすたく)	house where the family is out
身を守る(みをまもる)	to defend oneself
格を守る(かくをまもる)	to observe the rules
規則を守る(きそくをまもる)	to abide (by the rules), to keep to the regulations
拠守(きょしゅ)	defense, defence
守護霊(しゅごれい)	guardian spirit
守株(しゅしゅ)	lack of innovation, stupidity
太守(たいしゅ)	viceroy, governor-general
鎮守の神(ちんじゅのかみ)	local deity, guardian god
法を守る(ほうをまもる)	to observe the law
保守系無所属(ほしゅけいむしょぞく)	conservative without party affiliation
塁を守る(るいをまもる)	to defend a fort
守備固め(しゅびがため)	making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game
守秘義務違反(しゅひぎむいはん)	abuse of confidentiality
保守派(ほしゅは)	conservatives
留守録(るすろく)	unattended (video, audio) recording
旧套墨守(きゅうとうぼくしゅ)	clinging to old customs, adhering to old traditions
守護竜(しゅごりゅう) 守護龍(しゅごりゅう)	guardian dragon
創業守成(そうぎょうしゅせい)	starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success
留守家族(るすかぞく)	family members left at home
鎮守社(ちんじゅしゃ)	Shinto shrine on Buddhist temple grounds dedicated to the tutelary deity of the area
約束を守る(やくそくをまもる)	to keep a promise
居留守を使う(いるすをつかう)	to pretend to be out
法令順守(ほうれいじゅんしゅ)	compliance (with laws and ordinances)
新保守主義(しんほしゅしゅぎ)	neoconservatism
お留守になる(おるすになる)	to fail to be attentive to
保守新党(ほしゅしんとう)	New Conservative Party (defunct Japanese political party)