| term | pronunciation | English |
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| 守る | まもる | to protect, to obey, to guard, to abide |
| 留守 | るす | absence, being away from home |
| 留守番 | るすばん | care-taking, caretaker, house-watching |
| 保守 | ほしゅ | maintenance, conservation |
| 保守党 | ほしゅとう | Conservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan) |
| 堅守 | けんしゅ | strong defense, strong defence |
| 子守唄 | こもりうた | lullaby |
| 守り | まもり | protection; providence; amulet, charm, talisman |
| 守備 | しゅび | defense, defence |
| 拙守 | せっしゅ | poor defense, poor defence |
| 攻守 | こうしゅ | offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding |
| 看守 | かんしゅ | jailer, gaoler |
| 遵守 | じゅんしゅ | compliance, adherence (to a set of rules), (religious) observance |
| 鎮守 | ちんじゅ | local Shinto deity, tutelary god |
| 鎮守の森 | ちんじゅのもり | grove of the village shrine |
| 順守 | じゅんしゅ | compliance, adherence (to a set of rules), (religious) observance |