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守衛 (しゅえい): security guard, doorkeeper — Japanese vocabulary

守衛 is read しゅえい and means "security guard, doorkeeper". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

守衛

Reading
しゅえい · shuei
Translation
security guard, doorkeeper
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
しゅえいが

Example

守衛にとがめられた。

しゅえいにとがめられた。

I was challenged by a gatekeeper.

Kanji in this word

  • 守 — protect, keep
  • 衛 — Defense, Protection

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