Memory phrase for the Kanji: 衛
衛
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Meaning
guard, protection, defend
Pronunciation
EI
Explanation
Outside: to go 行, inside: averted from the center 韋 (var. of 5 五, center 口, 5 五 (upside down)= twice five averted from center
Mnemonic
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Walking fivefold around the center: the guard.
Radicals
行
to go Radical gyougamae is often used in its half shape: 彳 gyounin .
韋
averted Radical nameshigawa From top: var. of foot/stop 止, center 口, foot/stop 止 = feet standing around a center in all directions
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Vocabulary
守衛
しゅえい
security guard, doorkeeper
7474
自衛
じえい
self-defense
5124
衛星
えいせい
satellite
5296
護衛
ごえい
guard, convoy, escort
5646
防衛
ぼうえい
defense, protection, self-defense
6249
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