Vocabulary

What does 守衛 (しゅえい, shuei) mean?

守衛 (しゅえい, shuei) means guard, gatekeeper.

Quick facts
Readingしゅえい
Romajishuei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しゅえい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshuei

guard, gatekeeper

  1. 1noun (security) guard; caretaker; janitor

Example sentences

  • A guard is watching the gate.

  • I showed my ID to the guard.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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