This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: シュ、ス、まも.る、まも.り、もり、-もり、かみ
Romaji: shu, su, mamo.ru, mamo.ri, mori, -mori, kami
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: う、し、も、て
Romaji: u, shi, mo, te
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

guard, protect, defend, obey

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  40
Frequency:  457
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-3-3
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  shou3
Unicode:  5b88
JIS:  3C69

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2173
Nelson Index: 1282
New Nelson Index: 1310
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m3.2
Four Corner Index: 3034.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 300
Gakken Index: 564
Japanese Names Index: 284
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7071
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0902
Remembering the kanji Index: 186
Kanji Way Index: 364
Kanji Flashcards Index: 460
Kodansha Compact Index: 466
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 316
Kanji in Context Index: 537
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1375
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1861
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 189
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 198
Essential Kanji Index: 352
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2697
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 748
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 421
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 270

Words

(かみ)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
守り (もり)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
守備 (しゅび)
defense; defence
保守 (ほしゅ)
maintenance; conservation
太守 (たいしゅ)
viceroy; governor-general
守り (まもり)
protection; defense; defence; providence; amulet; charm; talisman
守る (まもる)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
守護 (しゅご、すご)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
鎮守 (ちんじゅ)
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
見守る (みまもる)
to watch over; to watch attentively
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