| 421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 316 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 300 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 564 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1282 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 352 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 460 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 284 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 490 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 499 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 537 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 466 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1861 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7071 | Morohashi |
| 2173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1310 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 186 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 198 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 364 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 270 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
457 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 守備 【シュビ】 defense, defence
- 守勢 【シュセイ】 (being on the) defensive
- 好守 【コウシュ】 good fielding
- 攻守 【コウシュ】 offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding
- 守護 【シュゴ】 protection, safeguard, shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
- 都寺 【ツウス】 one of the six administrators of a Zen temple
- 居留守 【イルス】 pretending to be out
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
- 守り 【まもり】 protection, defense, defence, providence, amulet, charm, talisman
- 守り神 【まもりがみ】 guardian deity
- 島主 【とうしゅ】 island chief
- 山守 【やまもり】 ranger (forest), mountain guardian
- 守り 【もり】 babysitting, babysitter, protecting, keeping, keeper
- 守り立てる 【もりたてる】 to support, to back up, to rally round, to revive (e.g. a company), to boost (e.g. morale), to bring up, to raise
- 井守 【いもり】 newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
- 足無井守 【あしなしいもり】 caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
- 守 【かみ】 director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
- 肥後守 【ひごのかみ】 higonokami, type of folding knife with metal handle
- 出羽守 【でわのかみ】 director of Dewa province, person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 し、 も、 て
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- guardar proteger
- defender
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vigia
- protege
- defende
- obedece
French
- garder
- protéger
- défendre
- obéir
- respect (des règles)
| 748 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3034.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
- 護衛 【ゴエイ】 guard, convoy, escort
- 警護 【ケイゴ】 bodyguard, escort
- 愛護 【アイゴ】 protection, tender care
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- salvaguardar
- proteger
- defender
Portuguese
- salvaguardar
- proteger
French
- protection
- garde
| 604 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 696 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 670 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 653 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 796 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2877 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1713 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2079 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1481 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 707 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36038P | Morohashi |
| 1648 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 700 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 474 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 825 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-13 | SKIP code |
| 0464.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 霊 【レイ】 soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
- 心霊 【シンレイ】 spirit (e.g. human spirit), soul, spirit, ghost, ethereal being
- 英霊 【エイレイ】 spirits of war dead, person of great ability, soul of a talented person
- 霊 【リョウ】 vengeful spirit, revengeful ghost
- 霊異 【レイイ】 miracle, wonder, wondrous thing
- 怨霊 【オンリョウ】 revengeful ghost, apparition
- 新精霊 【アラショウリョウ】 spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- espíritu
- alma
- dios
Portuguese
- espíritos
- alma
- fantasmas
French
- esprits
- âmes
| 1923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1361 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2390 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1168 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1688 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3480 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1808 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42309P | Morohashi |
| 2805 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1791 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1930 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1815 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3174 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 1010.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 970a | Unicode hex code |