JLPT N1 · 20 strokes
Kanji 護: "safeguard, protect"
The kanji 護 means "safeguard, protect". It is written with 20 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ゴ in on'yomi and まも.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゴ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まも.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | safeguard, protect |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 20 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 351 of 2,501 |
Common words with 護
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 保護protection; safeguard; guardianship; custody · preservation; conservation
- 護衛guard; convoy; escort
- 保護者guardian; protector; patron; parent
- 弁護士lawyer; attorney
- 加護divine protection
- 援護support; help; backing · covering (from enemy attack); protection
- 看護師(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
- 守護protection; safeguard · shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
- 警護bodyguard; escort
- 護謨gum; rubber · eraser
- 過保護overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
- 庇護patronage; protection
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