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守る

守る

Japanese

Pronunciation

Verb

守る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana もる, romaji moru)

  1. (archaic) to stand watch over something, to be on the lookout for something (such as a watchman controlling entry to a place)
  2. (archaic) to protect or defend something, to ensure that something is safe
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
まも
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of (ma, eye, sight, old combining form) + 守る (moru, protect, watch over).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • (to protect, to defend): 護る

Verb

守る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana まもる, romaji mamoru)

  1. to protect, to defend
    『ぼくの地球 (ちきゅう) (まも)って
    “Boku no Chikyū o Mamotte
    “Please Save My Earth”
  2. to watch carefully
  3. to abide (by rules), to observe (regulations)
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Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
まぼ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alteration of mamoru.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 護る

Verb

守る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana まぼる, romaji maboru)

  1. see mamoru above
Conjugation

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
まぶ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alteration of maboru.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 護る

Verb

守る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana まぶる, romaji maburu)

  1. see mamoru above
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1 2 3 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
  4. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0