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守る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

Broad physical and abstract protection: shielding someone or something from harm, danger, or attack.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

Used for upholding commitments, rules, laws, or social norms; common with 約束, ルール, 法律, etc.

規き則そくを守まもるto follow the rules
学がっ校こうの規き則そくを守まもらなければならない。
You must follow the school rules.
国くにを守まもるto protect one's country
兵へい士したちは国くにを守まもるために戦たたかった。
The soldiers fought to protect their country.
秘ひ密みつを守まもるto keep a secret
彼かの女じょは友とも達だちとの秘ひ密みつを守まもった。
She kept the secret with her friend.
時じ間かんを守まもるto be on time; to keep to a schedule
会かい議ぎの時じ間かんを守まもってください。
Please be on time for the meeting.

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保ほ護ごN2sense 1
保護する is more formal and often used for institutional or legal protection, while 守る covers broader, more personal acts of protecting.
順じゅん守しゅ sense 2
遵守する is a formal, written-style word for observing laws or rules, while 守る is the everyday verb used for the same idea.
かばうN1sense 1
かばう means to shield or cover for someone (often taking blame or a blow), while 守る is the general word for protecting someone or something.
従したがうN3sense 2
従う means to obey or comply with an order or authority, while 守る emphasizes voluntarily upholding a promise or rule.

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防ぼう御ぎょN1sense 1
防御する focuses on defending against an attack, often in military or sports contexts, whereas 守る applies to a much wider range of situations.
防ふせぐN3
守る is the broader verb for protecting or keeping someone/something safe, while 防ぐ specifically means to block or stop a particular harm, attack, or problem.
防ぼう衛えいN1
守る is the everyday verb for protecting or keeping something safe, while 防衛 is a more formal, often institutional or strategic term for defense.
ガードN1
守る is the native Japanese verb meaning 'to protect' in a broad sense, while ガード is a loanword used for guarding in sports, security, or physical contexts and often paired with する.
守しゅ護ご
守る is the basic verb for 'to protect' used in everyday speech, whereas 守護 is a more abstract, formal noun that pairs with する for the same idea.
貫つらぬくN1
守る means to protect or keep a promise/rule, while 貫く stresses sticking firmly to one's own principle or course of action despite opposition.

破やぶるN4sense 2
破る means to break a promise or rule, the direct opposite of 守る in the sense of upholding one.
攻せめるN2sense 1
攻める means to attack, the opposite action to 守る's sense of defending or guarding.
襲おそうN2
守る means to protect or defend, the direct opposite of 襲う's sense of attacking or assaulting.

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討うつN2
守る means 'to defend' or 'protect', the opposite action to 討つ, which means to attack or defeat an enemy.
犯おかすN2
守る means to keep or obey a rule or law, the opposite of 犯す, which means to break or violate one.
違たがえる
守る means to keep or honor a promise, the direct opposite of 違える, which means to break or go against one.

見み守まもるN1sense 1
見守る means to watch over or observe attentively without necessarily acting, while 守る means to actively protect or uphold something.
守かみ
守 (かみ) is a historical noun for a ritsuryō official, while 守る (まもる) is the common verb meaning 'to protect'; learners may mistake the reading because they share the same kanji.

守まもり
protection; defense; providence · amulet; charm; talisman
お守まもりN1
charm; amulet; talisman
見み守まもるN1
watch over; keep an eye on; look after · watch intently; gaze at; observe closely
守まもり神がみ
guardian deity; tutelary god
守まもり抜ぬく
protect to the end; hold fast; defend steadfastly

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守まもるUsage95%
Standard kanji form for all senses.
まもるUsage3%
護まもるUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; sometimes seen for physical protection or guarding.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 守 is conventionally associated with protection and observance.