Memory phrase for the character: 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


 
Walking five-times around the center: the guard.

Radicals

行 to goRadical gyougamae is often used in its half shape: 彳 gyounin.
韋 avertedRadical nameshigawa From top: var. of foot/stop 止, center 口, foot/stop 止 = feet standing around a center in all directions




 Vocabulary

守衛 しゅえい  security guard, doorkeeper
自衛 じえい  self-defense
衛星 えいせい  satellite
護衛 ごえい  guard, convoy, escort
防衛 ぼうえい  defense, protection, self-defense


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