safeguard, protect
護 centers on actively shielding someone or something from harm: safeguarding, protecting, or keeping safe.
護 combines 言 (words, speech) with 蒦, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of guarding or capturing. Together they suggest protecting through verbal or authoritative means.
Words (言) on the left and a guard-like shape (蒦) on the right: imagine a bodyguard using firm words to shield someone from danger.
For ゴ, picture a guard saying 'Go!' to keep people away from the protected person: Go -> ゴ, and the guard's command safeguards them.
protection; safeguard; guardianship; custody; patronage
lawyer; attorney
nursing; (army) nurse
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
guard; convoy; escort
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
support; help; backing
protection
bodyguard; escort
nursing; (protective) care
protection; tender care
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
protecting the constitution
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
river dike
protection of human rights
guardian; protector; patron; parent
counsel; defender; advocate
environmental protection
(female) nurse
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN