Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 子守(こもり) in Japanese

子守, 子守り
Kana Reading
こもり
Romaji
komori
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    babysitter; nursemaid
    Example sentence
    彼らはケイトに子供の子守りを頼んだ。 They asked Kate to baby-sit for their child.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    babysitting
    Example sentence
    私は今夜子供たちの子守りをすることになっています。 I am supposed to baby-sit for the children tonight.

Examples of 子守, 子守り, こもり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

守 JLPT 3

6 strokes

guard, protect, defend, obey

On'Yomi: シュ, ス

Kun'Yomi: まも.る, まも.り, もり, -もり, かみ

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子 JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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