- 弁護士【べんごし】 - lawyer, attorney 
- 保護【ほご】 - protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage, preservation, conservation 
- 看護師【かんごし】 - (hospital) nurse, registered nurse, RN 
- 護衛【ごえい】 - guard, convoy, escort 
- 援護【えんご】 - support, help, backing, covering (from enemy attack), protection 
- 弁護【べんご】 - defense, defence, pleading, advocacy 
- 警護【けいご】 - bodyguard, escort 
- 保護者【ほごしゃ】 - guardian, protector, patron, parent 
- 加護【かご】 - divine protection 
- 弁護人【べんごにん】 - counsel, defender, advocate 
- 守護【しゅご】 - protection, safeguard, shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor) 
- 看護婦【かんごふ】 - (female) nurse 
- 看護【かんご】 - nursing, (army) nurse 
- 擁護【ようご】 - protection, defence, support, safeguarding, championship, vindication 
- 介護【かいご】 - nursing, care, caregiving, caring 
- 護憲【ごけん】 - protecting the constitution 
- 防護【ぼうご】 - protection 
- 護国【ごこく】 - defense of one's country, defence of one's country 
- 愛護【あいご】 - protection, tender care 
- 護岸【ごがん】 - river dike