守

守 (radical 40, 宀+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 十木戈 (JDI), four-corner 3034₂, composition ⿱宀寸)

• KangXi: page 282, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7071
• Dae Jaweon: page 552, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 912, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5B88

守

1. to defend; to protect; to guard; to conserve; to watch
2. 57th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "guardedness" (𝌾)

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. protect, defend, watch over

• (protect): 衛, 仗

• Go-on: しゅ (shu, Jōyō); す (su, Jōyō, uncommon)
• Kan-on: しゅう (shū)
• Kun: かみ (kami, 守); こう (kō, 守); もる (moru, 守る); もり (mori, 守); もり (mori, 守り, Jōyō); まもる (mamoru, 守る, Jōyō); まもり (mamori, 守); まもり (mamori, 守り); まぼる (maboru, 守る); まぶる (maburu, 守る)
• Nanori: う (u); し (shi); て (te); まもる (mamoru); も (mo)

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 守る (moru, “to protect, to watch over”). Also spelled with the okurigana り.

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) も​り [móꜜrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [mo̞ɾʲi]

• 守り

守 (hiragana もり, rōmaji mori)

1. a watchman, a keeper (as of a lighthouse), a caretaker
2. a nursemaid, a babysitter

From verb 守る (mamoru, “to protect”).

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠mo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

守 (hiragana まもる, rōmaji Mamoru)

1. A male given name

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 守る (mamoru, “to protect”). Also spelled with the okurigana り.

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠mo̞ɾʲi]

• 守り

守 (hiragana まもり, rōmaji mamori)

1. standing watch, standing guard
2. a watchman, a guard (especially at a castle or fort)
3. divine protection from misfortune
4. a god or spirit providing such protection
5. a ward, charm, talisman, or other item providing divine protection
6. short for 守り刀, 守刀 (mamorigatana, “protection sword”, sword always kept at one's side for personal protection)
7. a seal or coat of arms using a 守り札 (mamorifuda, “charm tag”), 守り袋 (mamoribukuro, “charm bag”), or similar charm for the design

• (watchman): 守 (しゅ)備 (び) (shubi); 警 (けい)備 (び) (keibi); 警 (けい)護 (ご) (keigo)
• (divine protector): 守 (まも)り神 (がみ) (mamorigami); 守 (しゅ)護 (ご)神 (しん) (shugoshin)
• (charm): お守 (まも)り (omamori); 守 (まも)り札 (ふだ) (mamorifuda); 護 (ご)符 (ふ) (gofu); 守 (まも)り袋 (ぶくろ) (mamoribukuro)

Alteration of mamori.

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠bo̞ɾʲi]

守 (hiragana まぼり, rōmaji mabori)

1. see mamori above

Alteration of mabori.

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠bɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

守 (hiragana まぶり, rōmaji maburi)

1. see mamori above

From Middle Chinese.

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) しゅ​ [shúꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝ]

守 (hiragana しゅ, rōmaji shu)

1. (archaic) used when listing an official's titles when there are two or more (compare English cum)
2. short for 守護 (shugo, “protection, protector”)
3. (archaic) short for 国守 (kokushu, “head administrator of a kuni in the old Ritsuryō system”)

From the sense of being above in rank and status. Essentially of the same meaning as 上 (kami, “above”), but spelled 守 to convey a sense of “watching” or “overseeing”. This spelling is an example of jukujikun or ateji used for the meaning.

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠mʲi]

• 長官

守 (hiragana かみ, rōmaji kami)

1. (archaic) under the old Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan, the highest of the four ranks of civil servant staff, and general term for head administrators of government departments
2. (archaic) in the first year of the new Meiji era government established in 1868, the title of the seven heads of all government bureaus except the 総裁局 (Sōsai Kyoku, “Bureau of the President”), whose head was titled 総裁 (Sōsai, “president” or “director general”)

Alteration of kami.

/kami/ → /kamu/ → /kau/ → /kɔː/ → /koː/

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ː]

守 (hiragana こう, rōmaji kō, historical hiragana かう)

1. (obsolete) see kami above; used in obsolete titles

The following are all titles in the old Ritsuryō system.

• 守 (こう)の君 (きみ) (kō no kimi)
• 守 (こう)の殿 (との) (kō no tono)
• 守 (こう)の主 (ぬし) (kō no nushi)

守 • (su) (hangeul 수, revised su, McCune–Reischauer su)

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守 (thú, thủ)

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