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護 — 20 strokes ／ Radical「言」

道
6Elementary year 5 ／ 20 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
ゴご · go
Kun
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Meaning
to protect; safeguard

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" plus 蒦 "to take hold of"; shielding another with word and hand — hence "to protect."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onゴごgo護衛ごえい救護きゅうご保護ほご

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 保護ほご

    protection

  • 看護かんご

    nursing

More words with this kanji

  • 救護班きゅうごはん
  • 介護かいご
  • 擁護ようご
  • 庇護ひご
  • 掩護えんご

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

森(もり)の動物(どうぶつ)を保護(ほご)している。

The animals of the forest are being protected.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

保護看護護保to kee…看to wat…許to per…設to est…評to cri…証proof謝to apo…午noon五five互mutual…伍five-m…冱to fre…
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Compound

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