babysitting; looking after a child; babysitter
Used for taking care of a baby or child, especially in phrases like 赤ん坊の守りをする. The compound 子守り is often the more familiar everyday word.
She babysits the baby.
I spent the whole day looking after my little sister.
I asked my grandmother to babysit the baby.
guarding; keeping watch; keeper; caretaker
Refers to watching over, keeping, or caring for something, and to the person who does so. In modern Japanese this is often seen as -守 in compounds such as 墓守 or 灯台守 rather than as a free-standing noun.
The grave keeper cleans the cemetery every morning.
The lighthouse keeper on the cape checked the light at night.
He tends and watches over the grave.
番人 is a plain, freestanding word for a watchman or guard, whereas 守り in this sense is mostly used inside compounds like 墓守 or 灯台守.
攻め is the offensive side of a conflict or game, while 守り is the defensive side.
守り written the same way but read まもり means protection or a protective charm, unlike もり which means babysitting or keeping watch.
charm; amulet; talisman
babysitting; babysitter; nanny · taking care of; looking after; accompanying
fruit left on a tree over winter
boat watchman; watching over a boat
support; back up; rally around · revive; boost; reinvigorate · bring up; raise; foster
High-priority spelling for the reading もり. Be careful not to confuse it with the common reading まもり, which belongs to related protection/defense uses.
No-okurigana form. It is especially encountered as the もり element in compounds such as 子守, 墓守, and 灯台守, and is uncommon as a plain standalone spelling.
A native Japanese noun in the word family of 守る, 'to guard, protect, look after.' The spelling 守 is conventionally associated with guarding and care; the exact historical development of the childcare and keeper senses is not specified.