守護神

しゅごじん しゅごしん

guardian deity

鎮守の神

ちんじゅのかみ

local deity, guardian god

神の留守

かみのるす

absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)

守り

まもり もり

babysitting, babysitter

守り袋

まもりぶくろ

small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman

お守り

おもり おまもり

charm, amulet

木守り

きまもり きまぶり

fruits left on a tree during winter (supposedly causing more fruits to appear in the next season)

守り札

まもりふだ

paper charm or talisman

守り刀

まもりがたな もりがたな

sword for self-defense, sword for self-defence

守り人

まもりびと

guard, watchman

墓守り

はかもり

grave keeper

船守り

ふなもり ふねもり

boat watchman, watching over a boat

守

かみ もり

director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)

守り抜く

まもりぬく

to hold fast, to protect to the end

守り本尊

まもりほんぞん

guardian deity

守り切る

まもりきる

to hold on to something (e.g. secret, lead in a race, etc.)

守りきる

まもりきる

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

神参り

かみまいり

visiting shrines

神送り

かみおくり

rite seeing off the gods on their way to Izumo Shrine (held on the last night of the ninth lunar month and first night of the tenth lunar month)