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
- to protect; to guard; to defend · godan verb, transitive
- to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
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.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 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.