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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: protection

Kunyomi: まもり, まも.る

Onyomi: ジュ, シュ

Composition: 厂 戈 一 人 戊 戌

戍

Radical

Radical: 戈

Meaning: spear, halberd

Reading: ほこ

Frequency: 116

戈

Examples

Onyomi Examples

戍卒 (ジュソツ) garrison, guard

衛戍 (エイジュ) garrison

Kunyomi Examples

守る (まもる) to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow

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