16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

defense, protection

On'yomi
  • エイ
Nanori
  • もり
  • まもる

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

エイ 84.0%
16.0%

Character Breakdown

defense, protection
エイ エ もり (5th, N1)
going, journey, carry out
い.く コウ おこな.う (2nd, N5)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク たたず.む
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
tanned leather radical (no. 178)
イ そむ.く (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

Common Words

(natural) satellite ②(artificial) satellite
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
bodyguards ②Schutzstaffel ③groupies
Imperial Guards
advance guard ②avant-garde ③forward (player)
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References

Unicode hex code 885B
JIS X 0208 1-17-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1639
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1776
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 760
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 938
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 526
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 686
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1646
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1775
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 394
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2452
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 686
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34073
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 617
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 815
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 834
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 551
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1722
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 646
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 813
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 287
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 780
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1617
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1661
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i13.3
Four corner code 2150.6
De Roo Code 2053