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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N1

400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: defense, protection

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: エイ, エ

Composition: 行 韋

衛

Radical

Radical: 行

Reading: ぎょうがまえ

Meaning: go, do

Strokes: 6

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Examples

Examples with audio

衛星(えいせい)   satellite

衛生(えいせい)   health, hygiene, sanitation

守衛(しゅえい)   security guard, doorkeeper

自衛隊(じえいたい)   self-defense force

護衛術(ごえいじゅつ)   guard, convoy, escort

前衛的な(ぜんえいてきな)   radical, avant-garde

防衛する(ぼうえいする)   defend, protect

Onyomi Examples

衛星 (エイセイ) (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite

衛生 (エイセイ) hygiene, sanitation, health

自衛 (ジエイ) self-defense, self-defence

専守防衛 (センシュボウエイ) nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

衛星 (エイセイ) (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite

衛生 (エイセイ) hygiene, sanitation, health

近衛 (コノエ) Imperial Guards

兵衛 (ヒョウエ) middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)

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