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守る (まもる): to protect; to abide (by the rules) — Japanese vocabulary

守る is read まもる and means "to protect; to abide (by the rules)". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

守る

Reading
まもる · mamoru
Translation
to protect; to abide (by the rules)
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
まもるが

Example

守れない約束をしてはいけない。

まもれないやくそくをしてはいけない。

Don't make a promise which you cannot keep.

Kanji in this word

  • 守 — protect, keep

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