Jisho

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16 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1213 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 擁する 【ヨウスル】 to embrace, to hug, to have, to possess, to command, to lead, to employ, to support, to back up, to rally around
  • 擁護 【ヨウゴ】 protection, defence, support, safeguarding, championship, vindication
  • 抱擁 【ホウヨウ】 embrace, hug, holding in one's arms
  • 相擁 【アイヨウ】 embrace, hug

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong3, yong1
Korean:
ong

Spanish

  • abrazar
  • proteger

Portuguese

  • abraçar
  • possuir
  • proteger
  • primazia

French

  • étreindre
  • prendre dans les bras
  • posséder
  • protéger
  • diriger
1882 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1638 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2013 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1750 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1385 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1715 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1832 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1490 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
929 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
949 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
532 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
694 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1399 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12781 Morohashi
770 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2294 New Nelson (John Haig)
1387 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1488 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1833 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1375 2001 Kanji
3c13.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-13 SKIP code
5001.4 Four corner code
1-45-42 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
64c1 Unicode hex code

20 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
Variants:
safeguard, protect
Kun:
まも.る
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu4
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