o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamori (guard, protect, defend, obey)

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o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (guard, protect, defend, obey)

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❖ Or o-mamori
❖ Personal protection amulets, issued with a specific intent in mind – for warding off bad luck and for better health, more recently there are also ones for good driving, good business, and school success
❖ Also called mamori

(guard, protect, defend, obey)

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mamo.ri (guard, protect, defend, obey)

an (relax, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful)
zan | san (bear, give birth, childbirth)
anzan (easy delivery)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Provides spiritual protection for women during pregnancy and labor

byô (ill, sick)
ki (spirit, mind, mood)
byôki (illness; disease; sickness)
hei (even, peace)
yu (healing, cure)
heiyu (recovery; convalescence)
byôki-heiyu (recovery from illness)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Restores lost health due to illness

chô (long)
ju (longevity, one's natural life)
chôju (longevity)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Provides increased longevity for its holder

en (affinity, relation, connection)
musu.bi (tie, bind, contract, join)
en-musubi (the chance to be brought together for a relationship)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Provides aid for individuals looking to find a suitable partner for marriage and family

his | hitsu (invariably, certain, inevitable)
shô (victory, win, prevail, excel)
hisshô (certain victory)
gô (fit, suit, join)
kaku (status, rank, capacity)
gôkaku (success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility )
hisshô-gôkaku (certain victory in eligibility exams)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Provides help for students and scholars in passing tests and entrance exams

jô (turn into, become, get, grow, reach)
ju (concerning, settle, take position)
jôju (fulfillment, realization)
gaku (study, learning)
gyô (vocation, performance)
gakugyô (studies, schoolwork, classwork)
jôju-gakugyô (academic dream fulfillment)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Provides spiritual aid for students and scholars

ka (house, home)
nai (inside, within, between, among, house, home)
kanai (inside the home, one's family)
an (relax, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful)
zen (whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill)
anzen (safety, security)
kanai-anzen (safety (well-being) of one's family, peace and prosperity in the household)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Protects good health and assists in quick recovery from illness and disease

ka (house, home)
nai (inside, within, between, among, house, home)
kanai (inside the home, one's family)
an (relax, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful)
zen (whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill)
anzen (safety, security)
kanai-anzen (safety (well-being) of one's family, peace and prosperity in the household)
ha (rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate)
ma (oni, evil spirit, witch)
ya (dart, arrow)
hamaya (literally: oni breaking arrow – ceremonial arrow used to drive off evil)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Provides aid in maintaining good health and to speed recovery from illness and disease

ko (child)
domo (companion, attendant, accompany)
kodomo (child / children)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Protects children

kô (coming and going)
tsû (traffic, commute)
kôtsû (traffic, transportation)
an (relax, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful)
zen (whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill)
anzen (safety, security)
kôtsû-anzen (traffic safety)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Provides protection for drivers and travelers of all sorts

ha (rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate)
ma (oni, evil spirit, witch)
ya (dart, arrow)
hamaya (literally: oni breaking arrow – ceremonial arrow used to drive off evil)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ General purpose mamori arrow to ward away evil forces and bring good fortune to home or business

shiawa.se (happiness, blessing, fortune)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ For general purpose use and for those seeking happiness or where heavenly favor and good fortune are desired

shô (make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant)
bai (sell)
shôbai (trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation)
han (luxuriant, thick, frequency, complexity)
jô (boom, prosper)
hanjô (prosperity, flourishing, thriving)
shôbai-hanjô (thriving (prosperous) business, rush of business)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Helps ensure success in business

shô (make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant)
bai (sell)
shôbai (trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation)
han (luxuriant, thick, frequency, complexity)
jô (boom, prosper)
hanjô (prosperity, flourishing, thriving)
shôbai-hanjô (thriving (prosperous) business, rush of business)
ha (rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate)
ma (oni, evil spirit, witch)
ya (dart, arrow)
hamaya (literally: oni breaking arrow – ceremonial arrow used to drive off evil)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Helps ensure success in business

shû (concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per)
shoku (post, employment, work)
shûshoku (finding employment)
katsu (lively, resuscitation, being helped, living)
dô (move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake)
katsudô (action, activity)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Aids in finding a new job and assists during the interview process

yaku (unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster)
doshi | toshi (year)
yakudoshi (unlucky year; critical age)
yaku (unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster)
yo.ke (exclude, remove, abolish)
yakuyoke (warding off evil)
o (honorable) – written with kanji or hiragana
mamo.ri (protection, defense, amulet, charm, talisman)

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❖ Provides protection during a person's unlucky years
❖ (See yakudoshi)