noun
A katakana noun for someone or something that guards or protects. It often sounds more foreign, title-like, or fictional than native terms such as 守護者, 保護者, or 後見人.
ゲームでは、古い神殿を守るガーディアンが現れる。
In the game, a guardian who protects an ancient temple appears.
A native Sino-Japanese word for a protector or guardian; often more formal or literary than ガーディアン.
The standard word for a parent or legal guardian responsible for a child; more practical and official than ガーディアン.
A legal guardian or trustee; use this for formal legal contexts rather than the katakana ガーディアン.
The word is written in katakana and corresponds in meaning to English “guardian,” but no language-of-origin field is specified, so the precise source history is not asserted here.