Word Meaning 守宮

やもり yamori

守宮 is read as やもり (yamori) and means gecko.

Meaning

English

  1. gecko
  2. house lizard

Reading

Kana

やもり

Romaji

yamori

Writing Variants

  • 家守 やもり yamori
  • 守宮 しゅきゅう shukyuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 33265 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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日本守宮

にほんやもり

Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus)

大守宮

おおやもり

tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)

トッケイ守宮

とっけいやもり

tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)

宮守

みやもり

court or shrine guard

守衛

しゅえい

(security) guard

守護

しゅご

shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

守護神

しゅごしん

guardian deity

守護大名

しゅごだいみょう

provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period)

守護人

しゅごにん

guard

守護代

しゅごだい

acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

守衛所

しゅえいじょ

guard station

守護天使

しゅごてんし

guardian angel