Word Meaning 身を守る

みをまもる mi o mamoru

身を守る is read as みをまもる (mi o mamoru) and means to defend oneself.

Meaning

English

  1. to defend oneself
  2. to protect oneself

Reading

Kana

みをまもる

Romaji

mi o mamoru

Writing Variants

  • 身を護る みをまもる mi o mamoru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 56477 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

身が入る

みがはいる

to give one's everything

身を入れる

みをいれる

to put one's heart (into)

身を立てる

みをたてる

to make a success in life

身を委ねる

みをゆだねる

to yield oneself (to something)

身の証を立てる

みのあかしをたてる

to prove one's identity

身を案じる

みをあんじる

to be worried about

身体

しんたい

body

身長

しんちょう

height (of body)

one's body

Example Sentences

3

みをまもるほうほうをまなびましょう。

let's learn how to protect ourselves.

We should teach children how to protect themselves.

In the days of the knights, they wore armor to protect themselves from sword-fight wounds.