01
保護
ほご
protection
Meanings
- safeguard
- protect
Readings
Onyomi
- ゴ
Kunyomi
- まも.る
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Useful words
02
看護
かんご
nursing
03
介護
かいご
caregiving
04
弁護
べんご
defense
05
護身
ごしん
self-defense
06
護衛
ごえい
guard
Compare Kanji
01守Meaning92%guard, protectGuarding and protecting are the same safety idea in simpler and fuller forms.02防Meaning90%ward off, defendPrevention and protection reinforce each other in safety vocabulary.03援Meaning78%abet, helpHelping can become protecting when someone is at risk.04助Meaning76%help, rescueAssistance and protection meet in rescue or care situations.05獲Component82%seize, getThe complex 蒦-like right side appears in both, despite different left radicals.06言Component70%say, wordThe word radical puts 護 in the speech-and-law family of kanji.