守

Glyph origin

 * to guard, keep, or defend.

Definitions

 * 1) to keep; to maintain; to preserve
 * 2) to abide by; to follow; to comply with
 * 3) to defend; to protect; to keep watch
 * 4) to approach; to come closer; to draw near
 * 5) 57th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "guardedness" (𝌾)

Synonyms








Kanji

 * 1) protect, defend, watch over

Compounds

 * : salamander, newt
 * : a tutelary deity
 * ,, : gecko
 * : guarding a house, or a person who does such; real estate agent in the Edo period
 * : absence
 * : a tutelary deity
 * ,, : gecko
 * : guarding a house, or a person who does such; real estate agent in the Edo period
 * : absence
 * ,, : gecko
 * : guarding a house, or a person who does such; real estate agent in the Edo period
 * : absence
 * : absence

Etymology 1
The of verb. Also spelled with the okurigana.

Noun

 * 1) a watchman, a keeper as of a lighthouse, a caretaker
 * 2) a nursemaid, a babysitter

Etymology 2
From verb.

Etymology 3
The of verb. Also spelled with the okurigana.

Noun

 * 1) standing watch, standing guard
 * 2) a watchman, a guard especially at a castle or fort
 * 3) divine protection from misfortune
 * 4) a god or spirit providing such protection
 * 5) a ward, charm, talisman, or other item providing divine protection
 * 6) short for ,
 * 7) a seal or coat of arms using a, , or similar charm for the design

Etymology 4
Alteration of mamori.

Noun

 * 1) see mamori above

Etymology 5
Alteration of mabori.

Noun

 * 1) see mamori above

Etymology 6
From.

Noun

 * 1)  used when listing an official's titles when there are two or more (compare English )
 * 2) short for
 * 3)  short for

Etymology 7
From the sense of being above in rank and status. Essentially of the same meaning as, but spelled 守 to convey a sense of “watching” or “overseeing”. This spelling is an example of jukujikun or ateji used for the meaning.

Noun

 * 1)  under the old  system of ancient Japan, the highest of the four ranks of civil servant staff, and general term for head administrators of government departments
 * 2)  in the first year of the new  government established in 1868, the title of the seven heads of all government bureaus except the, whose head was titled

Etymology 8
Alteration of kami.

→ →  →  →

Noun

 * 1)  see kami above; used in obsolete titles

Derived terms
The following are all titles in the old system.