近衛

Chinese

near; close (to); approximately
to guard; to protect; to defend
to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
 
trad. (近衛/近衞) 近 衛/衞
simp. (近卫) 近 卫

Pronunciation

Noun

近衛

  1. (military) guards
    1. (military) guards (in the names of some elite military units)

Proper noun

近衛

  1. an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 近衛, Konoe

Japanese

Kanji in this term
近 衛
こん > この
Grade: 2 		え
Grade: 5
irregular goon
Alternative spelling
近衞 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
近 衛
こん
Grade: 2 		え
Grade: 5
goon
Alternative spelling
近衞 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
近 衛
ちか(き)
Grade: 2 		まも(り)
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
近衞 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

このえ: /koɴ.we/ → /konowe/ → /konoe/

こんえ: /koɴ.we/ → /kon.e/

ちかきまもり: 近き (tikaki, attributive of 近し (tikasi)) +‎ 守り (mamori, “guard”)

Noun

近(この)衛(え) • (konoe) ←このゑ (konowe)? or 近(こん)衛(え) • (kon'e) ←こんゑ (kon'we)? or 近(ちかき)衛(まもり) • (chikakimamori) 

  1. (military) the royal or imperial guard(s)
    イギリス近(この)衛(え)兵(へい)
    Igirisu Konoehei
    the British Guards
  2. (military) a royal or imperial guardsman

See also

  • 近(この)衛(え)師(し)団(だん) (Konoe Shidan)
  • 近(この)衛(えの)大(だい)将(しょう) (konoe no daishō)
  • 近(この)衛(えの)中(ちゅう)将(じょう) (konoe no chūjō)
  • 近(この)衛(え)の府(つかさ) (Konoe no Tsukasa)
  • 近(この)衛(え)府(ふ) (Konoefu)
  • 近(この)衛(え)兵(へい) (konoehei)
  • 近(この)衛(え)門(もん) (Konoemon)
  • 左(さ)近(こん)衛(え) (sakon'e)
  • 右(う)近(こん)衛(え) (ukon'e)

Proper noun

近(この)衛(え) • (Konoe) ←このゑ (Konowe)?

  1. a surname
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