衞

16 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

defense

Kun'yomi
  • まもる
On'yomi
  • エイ
  • エ
Nanori
  • まもり
  • まもる

Main Radical

行(KanXi) 彳(Nelson)

Character Breakdown

defense
エイ　エ　まも.る (Kentei 1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to go round, to make a circuit, to make a revolution
ソウ　めぐ.る
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
to take small steps, Korean place name
チョク　たたず.む
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)

References

Unicode hex code 885E
JIS X 0208 1-74-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1640
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1777
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 762
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 940
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 688
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34074
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3i13.3
Four corner code 2122.7