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衛

defense
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingエイ、エ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. defenseRtK
  2. protection
  1. (natural) satellite
  2. moon
  3. (artificial) satellite

Popular Usage

衛星自衛衛生

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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defence · boulevard · going (行) · locket · stick (丨) · key · mouth (口) · monocle · sunglasses with one lens missing

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1775

Compound words

衛星えいせい
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
自衛じえい
self-defense; self-defence
兵衛ひょうえ
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
衛生えいせい
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; health; toilet
護衛ごえい
guard; convoy; escort
守衛しゅえい
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
親衛しんえい
monarch's guards
前衛ぜんえい
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
防衛ぼうえい
defense; defence; protection
近衛このえ
Imperial Guards
自衛隊じえいたい
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
衛生的えいせいてき
hygienic; sanitary
自衛官じえいかん
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
防衛庁ぼうえいちょう
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
公衆衛生こうしゅうえいせい
public health; public hygiene; sanitation
人工衛星じんこうえいせい
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
正当防衛せいとうぼうえい
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
通信衛星つうしんえいせい
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS
専守防衛せんしゅぼうえい
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
海上自衛隊かいじょうじえいたい
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
航空自衛隊こうくうじえいたい
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
陸上自衛隊りくじょうじえいたい
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
防衛施設庁ぼうえいしせつちょう
(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
歯科衛生士しかえいせいし
dental hygienist

Additional Examples

彼は多数の護衛を連れて旅行した。
He traveled with a large escort.tatoeba
彼は裁判で正当防衛を主張して無罪となった。
He pleaded self-defense at the trial and went scot-free.tatoeba
彼は衛生監視員である。
He is a sanitary inspector.tatoeba
難民キャンプの衛生状態はひどいものだった。
Sanitary conditions in the refugee camps were terrible.tatoeba
日本放送協会衛星放送で毎年生中継される。
NHK Broadcast Satellite televises the tournaments live every year.wiki
しかし、現在では京都・大阪の衛星都市の側面を持つようになった。
However, today, Kameoka City has an aspect of a satellite city for Kyoto and Osaka.wiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 衛

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