Word Meaning 守衛

しゅえい shuei

守衛 is read as しゅえい (shuei) and means (security) guard.

Meaning

English

(security) guard
caretaker
janitor
doorkeeper
gatekeeper

Reading

Kana

しゅえい

Romaji

shuei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 6885 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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守衛所

しゅえいじょ

guard station

専守防衛

せんしゅぼうえい

nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)

守護

すご

shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

守護神

しゅごじん

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)

守護天使

しゅごてんし

guardian angel

守備率

しゅびりつ

one's fielding average

守旧派

しゅきゅうは

conservatives

守株

しゅしゅ

lack of innovation

守備隊

しゅびたい

garrison

Example Sentences

守衛が門の前で見張りをしている。

しゅえいがもんのまえでみはりをしている。

A security guard is keeping watch in front of the gate.

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守衛 Shuei