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
Radical: 行
Reading: ぎょうがまえ
Meaning: go, do
Strokes: 6
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
衛生 (エイセイ) hygiene, sanitation, health
衛星 (エイセイ) (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
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)
衛生 (エイセイ) hygiene, sanitation, health
衛星 (エイセイ) (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
近衛 (コノエ) Imperial Guards
兵衛 (ヒョウエ) middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)