| 守り | まもり | protection, defense, defence; providence; amulet, charm, talisman |
| 保守 | ほしゅ | maintenance, conservation |
| 守り | もり | babysitting, babysitter; protecting, keeping, keeper |
| 守る | まもる | to protect, to guard, to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow |
| 守備 | しゅび | defense, defence |
| 順守 | じゅんしゅ | compliance, adherence (to a set of rules), (religious) observance |
| 保守党 | ほしゅとう | Conservative Party (UK, Canada, Japan) |
| 攻守 | こうしゅ | offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding |
| 留守 | るす | absence, being away from home; house-sitting, house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting |
| 留守番 | るすばん | care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching; caretaker, house-sitter |
