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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 4

護 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

protect; safeguard

On: ゴgo
Kun: まもるmamoru まもりmamori

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

護20 strokes

How to write 護: stroke order

護 has 20 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

護 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 護 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 護

The parts 護 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

言
say; words
Radical
蒦

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 4

佐 assistOnサKunすけ、たすける紀 chronicle; eraOnキKunのり、しるす、おさめる統 unify; governOnトウKunすべる、おさめる、すじ器 vessel; implementOnキKunうつわ異 different; unusualOnイKunこと、け、ことなる護 protect; safeguardOnゴKunまもる、まもり条 clause; conditionOnジョウ、チョウ、デキKunえだ、すじ独 alone; independentOnドク、トクKunひとり源 source; originOnゲンKunみなもと影 shadow; influenceOnエイ、ヨウKunかげ