Kanji
N3 6 strokes Grade 3 freq #457

guard, protect, defend, obey

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

roof ukanmuri

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

maintenance
defense; defence
Conservative Party
offense and defense; offence and defence
absence; being away from home
care-taking; house-sitting
conservative
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
good fielding
(being on the) defensive

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

protection; defense
babysitting; babysitter
to protect; to guard
charm; amulet
lullaby

Example sentences

He is conservative to a degree.

Our football team has a good defense.

Tighten the defences! They're coming!

The union exerts a dominant influence on the conservative party.