a male given name

protect, defend, watch over

see mamori above

see mamori above

(obsolete) see kami above; used in obsolete titles

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

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

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law