| 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) |
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
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
- Korean:
- ong
Spanish
- abrazar
- proteger
Portuguese
- abraçar
- possuir
- proteger
- primazia
French
- étreindre
- prendre dans les bras
- posséder
- protéger
- diriger
| 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 |
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 |