6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3
guard, protect, defend, obey
Kun'yomi
ま も る to protect ②to keep (i.e. a promise) ま も り protection ②providence ③amulet も り babysitting ②protecting -もり か み director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
On'yomi
シュ ス
Nanori
う し も て
Character Breakdown
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References
| Unicode hex code | 5B88 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-28-73 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1282 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1310 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2173 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2697 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1375 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1861 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 186 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 198 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 564 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 284 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 352 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 7071 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 300 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 490 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 499 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 421 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 460 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 316 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 270 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 364 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 537 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 466 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 189 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3m3.2 |
| Four corner code | 3034.2 |
| De Roo Code | 748 |