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護

safeguard, protect

JLPTN1School grade5Strokes20Frequency#351
Kun
まもるmamoru
On
ゴgoe.g.弁護士べんごしlawyer

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

Radical
言speech
Parts
  • 言speech
  • 又again
  • ⺾grassform of 艸
  • 隹short-tailed bird

Used in words

  • 弁護士(べんごし)
    lawyer
  • 看護師(かんごし)
    nurse

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