鎮守 (ちんじゅ)local Shinto deity; tutelary god

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Kanji in 鎮守

鎮圧ちんあつsuppression; subjugation
重鎮じゅうちんleader; authority
鎮魂ちんこんrepose of a soul
地鎮祭じちんさいceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
鎮まるしずまるto become quiet; to quiet down
鎮めるしずめるto appease; to suppress
鎮定ちんていsuppression
鎮座ちんざenshrinement
保守ほしゅmaintenance
守備しゅびdefense; defence
守りまもりprotection; defense
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
守るまもるto protect; to guard
攻守こうしゅoffense and defense; offence and defence
留守るすabsence; being away from home

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