16 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 5th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            defense, protection
On'yomi
- エイ 
- エ 
Nanori
- もり 
- い 
- まもる 
Character Breakdown
defense, protection
エイ エ もり (5th, N1)
going, journey, carry out
い.く コウ おこな.う (2nd, N5)
References
| Unicode hex code | 885B | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-17-50 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1639 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1776 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 760 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 938 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 526 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 686 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1646 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1775 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 394 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2452 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 686 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 34073 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 617 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 815 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 834 | 
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 551 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1722 | 
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 646 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 813 | 
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 287 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 780 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1617 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1661 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3i13.3 | 
| Four corner code | 2150.6 | 
| De Roo Code | 2053 |