衛 – vocab dash

Keyword

defend

defense
protection

Frequency: #400
Strokes: 16
Grade: 5
JLPT (old): N1
Heisig: 1775

Readings

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Mnemonic

The guard must stand still behind a tanned leather shield, taking only a small step when the enemy charges, to defend the gate.

Stroke order

Composed of

彳stand still 韋tanned leather 亍take a small step

Used in vocabulary

自じ衛えい隊たい

Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force

Noun

防ぼう衛えい

defense; defence; protection

Noun

衛えい星せい

(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite

Noun

防ぼう衛えい庁ちょう

Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)

Noun

自じ衛えい官かん

Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official

Noun

陸りく上じょう自じ衛えい隊たい

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF

Noun

衛えい生せい

hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; health; toilet; restroom; bathroom

Noun

通つう信しん衛えい星せい

communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS

Noun

海かい上じょう自じ衛えい隊たい

Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)

Noun

航こう空くう自じ衛えい隊たい

Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF

Noun

自じ衛えい

self-defense; self-defence

Noun

護ご衛えい

guard; convoy; escort

Noun

人じん工こう衛えい星せい

artificial satellite; man-made satellite

Noun

公こう衆しゅう衛えい生せい

public health; public hygiene; sanitation

Noun

正せい当とう防ぼう衛えい

legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense

Noun

前ぜん衛えい

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)

Noun

衛えい生せい的てき

hygienic; sanitary

Na-adjective

歯し科か衛えい生せい士し

dental hygienist

Noun

環かん境きょう衛えい生せい

environmental hygiene

Noun

親しん衛えい

monarch's guards

Noun

近衛このえ

Imperial Guards

Noun

衛えい生せい学がく

hygienics

Noun

専せん守しゅ防ぼう衛えい

nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

Noun

精せい神しん衛えい生せい

mental health; mental hygiene

Noun