| 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) |
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
| 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 grade 3
JLPT level N2
556 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岸壁 【ガンペキ】 quay, wharf, jetty, wall-like shoreline, cliff wall
- 岸頭 【ガントウ】 shore, wharf
- 護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
- 対岸 【タイガン】 opposite shore
Kun reading compounds
- 岸 【きし】 bank, coast, shore
- 岸辺 【きしべ】 shore, bank (of a body of water)
- 片岸 【かたぎし】 one bank (of a river)
- 彼の岸 【かのきし】 nirvana
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けし
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- playa
- costa
- orilla
Portuguese
- Praia
French
- côte
- rive
- plage
| 177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 267 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 248 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 847 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1413 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 687 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 488 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 941 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 586 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 595 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 456 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 539 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2777 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1424 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1920 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1668 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8009 | Morohashi |
| 2236 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1459 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1653 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1782 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 294 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2224.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cb8 | Unicode hex code |