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守

Level IV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 476 / 2,608

Protect

On’yomi
す、しゅ
Kun’yomi
まも、もり
Radical
宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)

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

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

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)N3
留守 るす absenceN4
守備 しゅび defenseN1

守 is rank 476 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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