JLPT N3 · Verb

守る (mamoru)

守る (まもる, mamoru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to protect; to guard”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
まもる
Romaji
mamoru
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to protect; to guard; to defend · godan verb, transitive
  2. to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

あなたは、自分の家族を守らなければならない。
You have to protect your family.
いったん約束したのであれば、守らなければならない。
Once you have made a promise, you must keep it.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 守る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary守るまもる mamoru
Polite (~masu)守りますまもります mamorimasu
Negative守らないまもらない mamoranai
Polite negative守りませんまもりません mamorimasen
Past守ったまもった mamotta
Polite past守りましたまもりました mamorimashita
Negative past守らなかったまもらなかった mamoranakatta
Te-form守ってまもって mamotte
Potential守れるまもれる mamoreru
Passive守られるまもられる mamorareru
Causative守らせるまもらせる mamoraseru
Volitional守ろうまもろう mamorou
Imperative守れまもれ mamore
Conditional (~ba)守ればまもれば mamoreba

Kanji in 守る

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 守る.

Source: JMdict entry 1327120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.