衛 – defense, protection

16 strokesTaught in grade 5#400 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 衛 means defense, protection. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エイ、エ (ei, e). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 行 (no. 144).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エイ	ei
On’yomi	エ	e

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 行 (Kangxi radical 144). Components: 口・行・彳・韋.

Words using 衛

衛星えいせい(natural) satellite自衛じえいself-defense護衛ごえいguard守衛しゅえい(security) guard防衛ぼうえいdefense

Example sentences

衛星は今軌道に乗っている。

The satellite is now in orbit.

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彼は多数の護衛を連れて旅行した。

He traveled with a large escort.

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守衛にとがめられた。

I was challenged by a gatekeeper.

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Kanji with the same radical

行術街衝衡

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