safeguard, protect
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゴ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- まも.る
About this kanji
The kanji 護 (ご, まも.る) means 'safeguard' or 'protect.' It often appears as a verb, meaning to defend or protect someone or something. Common compounds include 介護 (かいご), which means 'nursing,' and 看護 (かんご), also related to nursing or caregiving. Another example is 保護 (ほご), meaning 'protection,' often used in the context of safeguarding rights or the environment. An interesting note about 護 is that it frequently appears in legal and societal contexts, highlighting its importance in discussions around protection and rights.
Example sentences
環境を護るために。
To protect the environment.
Meanings across languages
- English
- safeguard, protect
- Tiếng Việt
- bảo vệ
- 日本語
- 護る
- 한국어
- 보호하다
- 中文
- 保护
- id
- perlindungan
- th
- ปกป้อง
- es
- protección
- fr
- protéger
- de
- Schutz
- pt
- proteção
Common compounds
- 介護nursing, care, caregiving
- 看護nursing, (army) nurse
- 護憲protecting the constitution
- 弁護defense, defence, pleading
- 保護protection, safeguard, guardianship
- 援護support, help, backing
- 擁護protection, defence, support
- 防護protection
Words using this kanji
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