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

safeguard, protect

Kun'yomi
  • to protect ②to keep (i.e. a promise)
On'yomi
Nanori
  • もり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

84.1%
まも 15.9%

Character Breakdown

safeguard, protect
ゴ まも.る もり (5th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
to measure, to calculate
ワク キャク カク
grass used for making mats, Huanpu, place famous for robbers
カン スイ おぎ
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

support ②covering (from enemy attack)
protection ②preservation
protection ②shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
divine protection
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References

Unicode hex code 8B77
JIS X 0208 1-24-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4447
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5715
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1648
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2079
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1088
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 796
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36038P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 670
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1312
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1391
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 604
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1772
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 696
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 825
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 474
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1115
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1713
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 707
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a13.3
Four corner code 0464.7
De Roo Code 3067