看守 (かんしゅ) — prison guard

看守 is read かんしゅ and listed as a noun. Meaning: prison guard; warder; jailer.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 看守.

  • 看病 かんびょう nursing (a patient)
  • 看板 かんばん signboard
  • 看護 かんご nursing
  • 看る みる to look after (often medically)
  • 看過 かんか overlooking
  • 厳守 げんしゅ strict observance
  • 攻守 こうしゅ offense and defense
  • 子守 こもり looking after a baby
  • 守り もり babysitting
  • 守備 しゅび defense
  • 守衛 しゅえい (security) guard
  • 鎮守 ちんじゅ local Shinto deity