Memory phrase for the Kanji: 守
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守 |
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Meaning
| protect, defend, guard
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Pronunciation |
SHU, SU
mamoru |
Explanation |
Top: roof 宀, below: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| The roof and the skillful hand will protect you.
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Radicals
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宀
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ceiling | Radical: ukanmuri |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 守る |
まもる |
to protect/to obey/to guard/to abide (by the rules) |
| 守備 |
しゅび |
defense |
| 留守 |
るす |
absence, being away from home |
| 守衛 |
しゅえい |
security guard/doorkeeper |
| 保守 |
ほしゅ |
conservative, maintaining |
| 留守番 |
るすばん |
care-taking, caretaker, house-watching |
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