Moto 衛: Defense; ProtectionKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- エイ、エ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 216 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (エイ・エ)
- 自衛隊じえいたいself-defence force; self-defense force
- 防衛ぼうえいdefense; defence
- 衛星えいせい(natural) satellite; moon
- 防衛庁ぼうえいちょうJapan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
- 衛生えいせいhygiene; sanitation
- 自衛じえいself-defense; self-defence
- 自衛官じえいかんJapanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
- 陸上自衛隊りくじょうじえいたいJapan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
- 通信衛星つうしんえいせいcommunication satellite; Broadcast Satellite
- 海上自衛隊かいじょうじえいたいMaritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
- 前衛ぜんえいadvance guard; vanguard
- 航空自衛隊こうくうじえいたいJapan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
- 護衛ごえいguard; convoy
- 人工衛星じんこうえいせいartificial satellite; man-made satellite
- 親衛しんえいmonarch's guards
- 公衆衛生こうしゅうえいせいsanitation; public health
- 専守防衛せんしゅぼうえいnonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 防衛施設庁ぼうえいしせつちょう(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- 正当防衛せいとうぼうえいlegitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
- 不衛生ふえいせいunsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care
- 国立予防衛生研究所こくりつよぼうえいせいけんきゅうしょNational Institute of Health
- 守衛しゅえいsecurity guard; doorkeeper
- 歯科衛生士しかえいせいしdental hygienist
- 環境衛生かんきょうえいせいenvironmental hygiene
- 精神衛生せいしんえいせいmental health; mental hygiene
- 衛兵えいへいguard; sentinel
- 衛生学えいせいがくhygienics
- 衛生的えいせいてきhygienic; sanitary
- 衛視えいしguards at parliament
- あさぎり型護衛艦あさぎりがたごえいかんAsagiri class destroyer
- あたご型護衛艦あたごがたごえいかんAtago class destroyer
- あぶくま型護衛艦あぶくまがたごえいかんAbukuma class destroyer escort
- いしかり型護衛艦いしかりがたごえいかんIshikari class destroyer escort
- こんごう型護衛艦こんごうがたごえいかんKongo class destroyer
- しらね型護衛艦しらねがたごえいかんShirane class destroyer
- たかなみ型護衛艦たかなみがたごえいかんTakanami class destroyer
- たちかぜ型護衛艦たちかぜがたごえいかんTachikaze class destroyer
- はたかぜ型護衛艦はたかぜがたごえいかんHatakaze class destroyer
- はつゆき型護衛艦はつゆきがたごえいかんHatsuyuki class destroyer
- はるな型護衛艦はるながたごえいかんHaruna class destroyer
- むらさめ型護衛艦むらさめがたごえいかんMurasame class destroyer
- ゆうばり型護衛艦ゆうばりがたごえいかんYubari class destroyer escort
- ウイルス防衛用ソフトウイルスぼうえいようソフトvirus detection software
- ガリレイ衛星ガリレイえいせいGalilean moons (four largest moons of Jupiter); Galilean satellites
- キラー衛星キラーえいせいkiller satellite
- スパイ衛星スパイえいせいreconnaissance satellite
- デジタル衛星放送デジタルえいせいほうそうDigital Satellite Service; DSS
- データ中継衛星データちゅうけいえいせいdata relay satellite; DRS
- ミサイル防衛ミサイルぼうえいmissile defence; missile defense
- 中衛ちゅうえいmiddle guard; halfback (e.g. football)
- 侍衛じえいbodyguard
- 侍衛長じえいちょうcaptain of the guard
- 保健衛生ほけんえいせいhygiene; sanitation
- 保衛ほえいdefense; defence
- 偵察衛星ていさつえいせいreconnaissance satellite; spy satellite
- 共同防衛きょうどうぼうえいjoint defense; joint defence
Other readings
- 近衛このえImperial Guards
- むっつり助兵衛むっつりすけべえlecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
- ガリレオ衛星ガリレイえいせいGalilean moons (four largest moons of Jupiter); Galilean satellites
- 五右衛門風呂ごえもんぶろbath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
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