守る

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
守
まも Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Compound of 目(ま) (ma-, “eye, sight”, archaic) + 守(も)る (moru, “protect, watch over”, Etymology 2).^[1]^[2]^[3] まぼる and まぶる are alterations of まもる.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) まもる [màmóꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ma̠mo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "守る"

Stem forms
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	守る	まもる	`[màmóꜜrù]`
Imperative (命令形)	守れ	まもれ	`[màmóꜜrè]`
Key constructions
Passive	守られる	まもられる	`[màmóráréꜜrù]`
Causative	守らせる	まもらせる	`[màmóráséꜜrù]`
Potential	守れる	まもれる	`[màmóréꜜrù]`
Volitional	守ろう	まもろー	`[màmóróꜜò]`
Negative	守らない	まもらない	`[màmóráꜜnàì]`
Negative perfective	守らなかった	まもらなかった	`[màmóráꜜnàkàttà]`
Formal	守ります	まもります	`[màmórímáꜜsù]`
Perfective	守った	まもった	`[màmóꜜttà]`
Conjunctive	守って	まもって	`[màmóꜜttè]`
Hypothetical conditional	守れば	まもれば	`[màmóꜜrèbà]`

Verb[edit]

守(まも)る • (mamoru) transitive godan (stem 守(まも)り (mamori), past 守(まも)った (mamotta))

(rare) 守(まぼ)る or 守(まぶ)る • (maboru or maburu) transitive godan (stem 守(まぼ)り (mabori), past 守(まぼ)った (mabotta))

護る: to protect, to defend
『ぼくの地(ち)球(きゅう)を守(まも)って』
“Boku no Chikyū o Mamotte”
“Please Save My Earth”
- 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) (武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)), volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
  
  ………その覚(かく)悟(ご)　一(いっ)体(たい)どこから……？
  ………Sono kakugo Ittai doko kara……?
  …Such resolve. Where did you get it from…?
  もちろん！あの惑(ほ)星(し)から　あそこには守(まも)りたい人(ひと)達(たち)が大(おお)勢(ぜい)いる　一(いち)番(ばん)…守(まも)りたい人(ひと)がいる
  Mochiron! Ano hoshi kara Asoko ni wa mamoritai hitotachi ga ōzei iru Ichiban… mamoritai hito ga iru
  Of course! From that planet. Where there are many people I sworn to protect. But most of all… where there’s the one person I swore to protect.
to watch carefully
to abide (by rules), to observe (regulations)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of "守る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	守ら	まもら	mamora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	守り	まもり	mamori
Shūshikei ("terminal")	守る	まもる	mamoru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	守る	まもる	mamoru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	守れ	まもれ	mamore
Meireikei ("imperative")	守れ	まもれ	mamore
Key constructions
Passive	守られる	まもられる	mamorareru
Causative	守らせる守らす	まもらせるまもらす	mamoraseru mamorasu
Potential	守れる	まもれる	mamoreru
Volitional	守ろう	まもろう	mamorō
Negative	守らない	まもらない	mamoranai
Negative continuative	守らず	まもらず	mamorazu
Formal	守ります	まもります	mamorimasu
Perfective	守った	まもった	mamotta
Conjunctive	守って	まもって	mamotte
Hypothetical conditional	守れば	まもれば	mamoreba

Synonyms[edit]

(defend): 防(ふせ)ぐ (fusegu)
(watch carefully): 見(み)守(まも)る (mimamoru)

Antonyms[edit]

(antonym(s) of "attack"): 攻(せ)める (semeru)

Derived terms[edit]

お守(まも)り (omamori): a good-luck charm issued by a Shinto shrine
見(み)守(まも)る (mimamoru): to look after

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
守
も Grade: 3
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese.^[1]^[2]^[3] Related to 目 (me, “eye”) and 見る (miru, “to see, to look at”), with an underlying meaning of to watch over.^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Tokyo) もる [móꜜrù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[4]
IPA^(key): [mo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb[edit]

守(も)る • (moru) transitive godan (stem 守(も)り (mori), past 守(も)った (motta))

(archaic) to stand watch over something, to be on the lookout for something (such as a watchman controlling entry to a place)
(archaic) to protect or defend something, to ensure that something is safe

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of "守る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	守ら	もら	mora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	守り	もり	mori
Shūshikei ("terminal")	守る	もる	moru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	守る	もる	moru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	守れ	もれ	more
Meireikei ("imperative")	守れ	もれ	more
Key constructions
Passive	守られる	もられる	morareru
Causative	守らせる守らす	もらせるもらす	moraseru morasu
Potential	守れる	もれる	moreru
Volitional	守ろう	もろう	morō
Negative	守らない	もらない	moranai
Negative continuative	守らず	もらず	morazu
Formal	守ります	もります	morimasu
Perfective	守った	もった	motta
Conjunctive	守って	もって	motte
Hypothetical conditional	守れば	もれば	moreba

Synonyms[edit]

(watch out for): 見(み)張(は)る (miharu)
(protect): 護(まも)る (mamoru), 守(まも)る (mamoru); 守護(しゅご)する (shugo suru)

Derived terms[edit]

守(も)り (mori), 守(もり) (mori): a watchman, a keeper; a nursemaid, a babysitter
守(まも)る (mamoru) (Etymology 1)

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

Conjugation[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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