守 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「宀」
- On
- シュ・スしゅ・す · shu · su
- Kun
- まも(る)・もりmamo(ru) · mori
- Meaning
- protect, guard
Stroke order
Origin
Inside a house (宀), using a hand (寸) to keep the rules and guard something precious — so it means 'to protect'.
Readings and examples
| Onシュしゅshu | 守備しゅび保守ほしゅ攻守こうしゅ |
|---|---|
| Onスすsu | 留守るす |
| Kunまもるmamoru | 守るまもる守りまもり |
| Kunもりmori | お守りおまもり子守こもり灯台守とうだいまもる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 守備しゅび
defense
- 留守るす
absence
- 天守閣てんしゅかく
- 厳守げんしゅ
- 守銭奴しゅせんど
- 遵守じゅんしゅ
- 守戍しゅじゅ
- 守宮やもり
Example
やくそくを 守ります。
I keep my promise.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)