Kanji
衛
kanji character
defense
protection
衛 kanji-衛 defense, protection
衛
Meaning
defense and protection
Readings
On'yomi
- えい せい (natural) satellite
- ぼう えい defense
- じ えい たい Japan Self-Defense Forces
- ゆく え (one's) whereabouts
- この え Imperial Guards
- え じ gate guard (during the ritsuryō system)
Practice Writing
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Component Analysis
Common Words
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衛 星 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite -
防 衛 defense, defence, protection -
行 衛 (one's) whereabouts, destination, where one is headed... -
衛 生 hygiene, sanitation, health -
自 衛 隊 Japan Self-Defense Forces, JSDF, self-defence force... -
自 衛 self-defense, self-defence -
守 衛 (security) guard, caretaker, janitor... -
衛 生 的 hygienic, sanitary -
防 衛 庁 Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007) -
護 衛 guard, convoy, escort -
親 衛 monarch's guards -
前 衛 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde... -
近 衛 Imperial Guards -
自 衛 官 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official -
衛 視 guards at parliament -
衛 兵 guard, sentinel, garrison -
通 信 衛 星 communication satellite, Broadcast Satellite, BS -
陸 上 自 衛 隊 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, JGSDF -
正 当 防 衛 legitimate self-defence, legitimate self-defense -
専 守 防 衛 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence) -
人 工 衛 星 artificial satellite, man-made satellite -
公 衆 衛 生 public health, public hygiene, sanitation -
衛 生 学 hygienics -
海 上 自 衛 隊 Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence) -
航 空 自 衛 隊 Japan Air Self-Defense Force, JASDF -
防 衛 施 設 庁 (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence) -
歯 科 衛 生 士 dental hygienist -
環 境 衛 生 environmental hygiene -
不 衛 生 unsanitary condition, lack of hygienic care, inattention to hygiene... -
衛 所 place guarded by soldiers, torpedo room