護

safeguard, protect

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ゴ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

まも.る

Nanori (名乗り)

もり

Stroke Order

20 / 20

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:20

JLPT:N1

Frequency:351

Vocabulary

ゴ

Word	Reading	Meaning
愛護	アイゴ	protection; tender care
介護	カイゴ	nursing; care; caregiving; caring
看護	カンゴ	nursing; (army) nurse
看護婦	カンゴフ	(female) nurse
警護	ケイゴ	bodyguard; escort

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
護謨	ゴム	gum; rubber; eraser; condom
護り	まもり	protection; defense; defence; providence; amulet; charm; talisman
護る	まもる	to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
護美箱	ごみばこ	trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
付き添い看護婦	つきそいかんごふ	(female) private nurse; patient attendant

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

discreet, reverently, humbly

seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to

assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident

consent, assent, agreement

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

solely, only, merely, simply

various, many, several, together

nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary

packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame