守まもる

まもる mamoru

to protect
to obey
to guard
to abide (by the rules)

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

保护；遵守

Examples

Furigana

いったん約やく束そくしたのであれば、守まもらなければならない。
Once you have made a promise, you must keep it.
既然答应了，就必须遵守。
Tatoeba #228865
その習しゅう慣かんは守まもらなくてはならない。
The institution must be protected.
那个习俗必须遵守。
Tatoeba #209446

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b517bb8180'); // 守る

{
  "id": "b517bb8180",
  "word": "守る",
  "reading": "まもる",
  "romaji": "mamoru",
  "meanings": [
    "to protect",
    "to obey",
    "to guard",
    "to abide (by the rules)"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1327120,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "いったん約束したのであれば、守らなければならない。",
      "furigana": "いったん{約束|やくそく}したのであれば、{守|まも}らなければならない。",
      "en": "Once you have made a promise, you must keep it.",
      "tatoeba_id": 228865
    },
    {
      "ja": "その習慣は守らなくてはならない。",
      "furigana": "その{習慣|しゅうかん}は{守|まも}らなくてはならない。",
      "en": "The institution must be protected.",
      "tatoeba_id": 209446
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "bce1ea29ff305748098caa73da195047c4d3fa914864dec5bef373628f5a69b6",
    "meanings": [
      "保护",
      "遵守"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "いったん約束したのであれば、守らなければならない。",
        "zh": "既然答应了，就必须遵守。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "その習慣は守らなくてはならない。",
        "zh": "那个习俗必须遵守。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/b517bb8180",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1327120; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "fcce68631b4df47acf4dc5ecbf3758ea5cb2271014d5f334478cbf7004e0f558"
  }
}