Word Meaning 看守

かんしゅ kanshu

看守 is read as かんしゅ (kanshu) and means prison guard.

Meaning

English

  1. prison guard
  2. warder
  3. jailer
  4. gaoler

Reading

Kana

かんしゅ

Romaji

kanshu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 9164 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

看守者

かんしゅしゃ

jailer

看護婦

かんごふ

(female) nurse

看護

かんご

nursing

看板

かんばん

closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar)

看病

かんびょう

nursing (a patient)

看過

かんか

overlooking

看る

みる

to look after (often medically)

看護師

かんごし

(hospital) nurse

看護大学

かんごだいがく

nursing college

看護短期大学

かんごたんきだいがく

Kango Junior College

看護学院

かんごがくいん

nursing institute

看護学校

かんごがっこう

nursing school