守り

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ma̠mo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

守り (hiragana まもり, rōmaji mamori)

defense, protection

Derived terms

御守 (おまもり), 御守 (おまも)り, お守 (まも)り (omamori, “amulet, talisman”)

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