Illustration: On the quiet grounds of a neighborhood shrine, a grandmother ties a small brocade amulet pouch securely to her grandchild's school backpack. The pouch has a folded top, decorative knot, and long hanging cord, with a simple woven floral motif.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

お守まもり

omamori

good-luck charm, amulet

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはいつも魔除まのけのお守まもりを持もっている。

    She always carries a charm against evil.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 浄土真宗じょうどしんしゅうの門徒もんとは、お守まもりやお札ふだを持もたない。

    Monto of Jodo Shinshu Sect have neither omamori nor ofuda.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 昨年さくねんのお守まもりや破魔矢はまやなどは、このときに寺社じしゃに納おさめて焼やいてもらう。

    The last year’s omamori and hamaya, and so on, are dedicated to the shrine or temple to be burned.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 守

  • 守guard; protectOnシュ・スKunまもる・まもり・もり

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