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    3. 看守

    看守

    看かん守しゅ

    prison guard

    KMT9News #29+1Ref L2NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab15 strokes

    かんしゅ

    Noun

    1.
    prison guard, warder, jailer, gaoler

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    看かん守しゅが囚しゅう人じんを監かん視ししている。

    The prison guard is monitoring the prisoners.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    彼かれは刑けい務む所しょで看かん守しゅとして働はたらいている。

    He works as a prison guard at the prison.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    厳げん格かくな看のでか守んしゅの監かん視し下かで、囚しゅう人じんたちは規き律りつ正ただしい生せい活かつを送おくっていた。

    Under the strict supervision of the prison guards, the prisoners led a disciplined life.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    看かん守しゅの仕し事ごとは、受じゅ刑けい者しゃの安あん全ぜんと秩ちつ序じょを維い持じすることだ。

    The job of a prison guard is to maintain the safety and order of the inmates.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    刑けい務む所しょ改かい革かくの一いっ環かんとして、看かん守しゅの研けん修しゅう制せい度どが見み直なおされた。

    As part of prison reform, the training system for prison guards was reviewed.

    KMT9Politics & LawEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    看
    み.る…(1)
    watch over・see
    守
    まも.る・まも.り・もり・-もり・かみ…(6)
    guard・protect・defend・obey
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