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保ほ身しん
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Meanings
Noun
1. self-protection
Kanji used
保preserve身one's body
Pitch accent
ほしん
Used in vocabulary
保ほ身しん術じゅつ
art of self-protection
Noun
明めい哲てつ保ほ身しん
wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection
Noun
保ほ身しん第だい一いち
looking out for oneself; self-protection first
Expression
自じ己こ保ほ身しん
protecting one's own interests; self-serving behavior; putting one's own skin first
Expression
Examples1
He has come to look like a sly-as-a-fox Premier who uses his position's powers to the fullest extent, to his own advantage.