Moto 守: Guard; Protect; DefendKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シュ、ス
- Kun'yomi
- まも(る)、まも(り)、もり、-もり、かみ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 198 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シュ・ス)
- 保守ほしゅmaintenance
- 守備しゅびdefense; defence
- 保守党ほしゅとうConservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan)
- 順守じゅんしゅobservance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence
- 攻守こうしゅoffense and defense; offence and defence
- 留守るすabsence; being away from home
- 留守番るすばんcare-taking; house-sitting
- 保守的ほしゅてきconservative
- 専守防衛せんしゅぼうえいnonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 好守こうしゅgood fielding
- 守勢しゅせい(being on the) defensive
- 厳守げんしゅstrict observance; rigid adherence
- 堅守けんしゅstrong defense; strong defence
- 天守閣てんしゅかくcastle tower; keep
- 守衛しゅえいsecurity guard; doorkeeper
- 守護しゅごprotection; safeguard
- 守護神しゅごしんguardian deity
- 拙守せっしゅpoor defense; poor defence
- 死守ししゅdefending to the last; desperate defence
- 看守かんしゅprison guard; warder
- 遵守じゅんしゅobservance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence
- 鎮守ちんじゅlocal Shinto deity; tutelary god
- お留守になるおるすになるto fail to be attentive to
- コントローラ保守診断バスコントローラほしゅしんだんバスcontroller maintenance and diagnostic bus
- システム保守システムほしゅsystem maintenance
- ファイルの保守ファイルのほしゅfile maintenance
- プログラム保守マニュアルプログラムほしゅマニュアルprogram maintenance manual
- プログラム保守説明書プログラムほしゅせつめいしょprogram maintenance manual
- 予防保守よぼうほしゅpreventive maintenance
- 事後保守じごほしゅcorrective maintenance
- 保守パネルほしゅパネルmaintenance panel
- 保守主義ほしゅしゅぎconservatism
- 保守契約ほしゅけいやくmaintenance contract
- 保守性ほしゅせいmaintainability; serviceability
- 保守政権ほしゅせいけんconservative government; conservative administration
- 保守新党ほしゅしんとうNew Conservative Party (defunct Japanese political party)
- 保守本流ほしゅほんりゅうconservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
- 保守派ほしゅはconservatives
- 保守点検ほしゅてんけんmaintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection
- 保守王国ほしゅおうこくstaunchly conservative area; kingdom of conservatism
- 保守盤ほしゅばんmaintenance panel
- 保守系ほしゅけいconservative
- 保守系無所属ほしゅけいむしょぞくconservative without party affiliation
- 保守車両ほしゅしゃりょうmaintenance train; railway maintenance vehicle
- 創業は易く守成は難しそうぎょうはやすくしゅせいはかたしit is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it
- 創業守成そうぎょうしゅせいstarting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success
- 占守せんしゅoccupation and defence (of land, etc.)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 守りまもりprotection; defense
- 守るまもるto protect; to guard
- お守りおまもりcharm; amulet
- 子守こもりnursemaid; nanny
- 子守唄こもりうたlullaby
- 子守歌こもりうたlullaby
- 守り神まもりがみguardian deity
- 見守るみまもるto watch over; to watch attentively
- 井守いもりnewt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
- 助け守るたすけまもるto protect; to preserve
Other readings
- お守おまもりcharm; amulet
- カナダ進歩保守党カナダしんぽほしゅとうProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
- トッケイ守宮トッケイやもりtokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
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