守り

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
守
まも Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
守
まぶ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
守
まぼ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 守(まも)る (mamoru, “to protect, to defend; to follow (such as a rule)”)..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠mo̞ɾʲi]
• (Tokyo) まもり [màmóríꜜ] (Odaka – [3])

Noun

守(まも)り • (mamori) 

1. defense, protection

   守(まも)りに入(はい)る ― mamori ni hairu ― to go on the defensive

Derived terms

• 御(お)守(まもり), 御(お)守(まも)り, お守(まも)り (omamori, “amulet, talisman”)

Verb

守(まも)り or 守(まぶ)り or 守(まぼ)り • (mamori or maburi or mabori) 

1. stem or continuative form of 守る (mamoru) [godan]
2. stem or continuative form of 守る (maburu) [godan]
3. stem or continuative form of 守る (maboru) [godan]

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
守
も Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Noun

For pronunciation and definitions of 守り – see the following entry.

【守もり】3 [noun] a watchman, a keeper (as of a lighthouse), a caretaker [noun] a nursemaid, a babysitter

(This term, 守り, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Verb

守(も)り • (mori) 

1. stem or continuative form of 守る (moru) [godan]

References

• “守り”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026