家守

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
家	守
や Grade: 2	もり Grade: 3
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 家守 – see the following entry.

【守宮やもり】 [noun] a gecko Alternative spelling ヤモリ

(This term, 家守, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
家	守
や Grade: 2	もり Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) や​もり [yáꜜmòrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠mo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

家(や)守(もり) • (yamori) 

1. guarding a house, or a person who does such
2. real estate agent in the Edo period