衛 means 'defense'

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Strokes : 16 Frequency: 178 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-1 Grade: 5 Intermediate lesson: 55 Beginner lesson: - Begins 44 words Used in 191 words Used in 1598 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

エイ

Additional readings

On エ

Name もりいまもる

Variants

衞卫 (Chinese)

Components

⿴ 行 to go 韋 tanned leather

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 衛 is used 6 times, read 1 way.

Across all words in Japanese, 衛 is used 176 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

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エイ : 169 words FIND ALL

えいせい

衛星

noun, 'no' adjective

satellite

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エ : 6 words FIND ALL

このえ

近衛

noun

Imperial Guards

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い: 1 word. FIND ALL

noun

hick; country bumpkin; yokel (derogatory)

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An additional 15 less common words include 衛 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 646 (originally: 617) Joy o' Kanji : 617 Key to Kanji: 43