護 – safeguard, protect

20 strokesTaught in grade 5#351 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 護 means safeguard, protect. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゴ (go); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is まも.る (mamoru). It is written with 20 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ゴ	go
Kun’yomi	まも.る	mamoru

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: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・又・艾・隹.

Words using 護

看護婦かんごふ(female) nurse保護ほごprotection護衛ごえいguard介護かいごnursing看護かんごnursing弁護べんごdefense養護ようごnursing

Example sentences

なぜ看護婦になりたいのですか。

Why do you want to be a nurse?

Tatoeba #199207

その子はおじの保護を受けている。

He is in custody of his uncle.

Tatoeba #210263

人類が環境を保護しなければ環境から人類は締め出されるだろう。

If mankind doesn't take care of the environment, the environment may eliminate mankind.

Tatoeba #143926

Kanji with the same radical

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