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Kanji: 護
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KANJI

護

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	言 Radical name: ごんべん
Meaning:	Safeguard, protect
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	看護婦(かんごふ)	female nurse
N1	介護(かいご)	nursing
N1	看護(かんご)	nursing, (army) nurse
N1	護衛(ごえい)	guard, convoy, escort
N1	弁護(べんご)	defense, pleading, advocacy
N1	保護(ほご)	care, protection, shelter, guardianship, favor, patronage
N1	養護(ようご)	protection, nursing, protective care

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