a male given name

standing watch, standing guard / a watchman, a guard (especially at a castle or fort) / divine protection from misfortune / a god or spirit providing such protection

see mamori above

see mamori above

(archaic) used when listing an official's titles when there are two or more (compare English cum) / short for 守護 (shugo, “protection, protector”)

(archaic) under the old Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan, the highest of the four ranks of civil servant staff, and general term for head administrators of government departments

(obsolete) see kami above; used in obsolete titles

natural / spontaneous

naturally / spontaneously / rarely / coincidentally

I am Japanese