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Kanji: 守
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KANJI

守

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	宀 Radical name: うかんむり
Meaning:	Guard, protect, defend, obey
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	留守(るす)	absence
N3	守(まも)る	to protect, to obey, to guard, to abide (by the rules)
N2	留守番(るすばん)	care-taking, caretaker, house-watching
N1	守衛(しゅえい)	security guard, doorkeeper
N1	守備(しゅび)	defense
N1	保守(ほしゅ)	conservative, maintaining

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