# 守 — Protect

Frequency rank 476 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 除 (Exclude), less common than 提 (Present).

- On’yomi: す、しゅ
- Kun’yomi: まも、もり
- Radical: 宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

Under a roof (宀), a measurement (寸) is taken — carefully measuring every inch of the house to protect its boundaries.

In words:

- 守る まもる — to protect,to obey,to guard,to abide (by the rules)
- 留守 るす — absence
- 守備 しゅび — defense

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