子守

こもり

nursemaid, nanny, babysitter

子守熊

koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

子守鮫

こもりざめ コモリザメ

nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

子守唄

こもりうた

lullaby

子守蛙

こもりがえる コモリガエル

Surinam toad (Pipa pipa), pipa

子守蜘蛛

こもりぐも コモリグモ

wolf spider (any spider of family Lycosidae)

守

かみ もり

director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)

歌

うた

song

売れっ子歌手

うれっこかしゅ

popular singer

演歌歌手

えんかかしゅ

Enka singer, singer of Japanese traditional ballads

木守

こもり

person who tends to trees (e.g. in a garden)

堅守

けんしゅ

strong defense, strong defence

守る

まもる

to protect, to guard, to defend

守成

しゅせい

building up and maintaining

田守

たもり

protecting a rice field, watching over a field, person who watches over a rice field

宮守

みやもり

court or shrine guard

花守

はなもり

person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms), flower guard

守勢

しゅせい

(being on the) defensive

堂守

どうもり

temple keeper