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.
今日は一日、幼い妹の守りをしていた。
I spent the whole day looking after my little sister.
She babysits the baby.
赤ん坊の守りを祖母に頼んだ。
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.
墓守は毎朝、墓地を掃除する。
The grave keeper cleans the cemetery every morning.
岬の灯台守は、夜になると灯りを確認した。
The lighthouse keeper on the cape checked the light at night.
彼は墓の守りをしている。
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.