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.
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.
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.