守る

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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). まぼる and まぶる are alterations of まもる.

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "守る"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		守る まも​る
Imperative (命令形) 守れ まも​れ
Key constructions
Passive 守られる まもられ​る
Causative 守らせる まもらせ​る
Potential 守れる まもれ​る
Volitional 守ろう まもろ​ー
Negative 守らない まもら​ない
Negative perfective 守らなかった まもら​なかった
Formal 守ります まもりま​す
Perfective 守った まも​った
Conjunctive 守って まも​って
Hypothetical conditional 守れば まも​れば

Verb

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))

  1. 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.
  2. to watch carefully
  3. to abide (by rules), to observe (regulations)
Conjugation
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
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

References

  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
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  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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