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防ぼう衛えい
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. defense; defence; protection
Kanji used
防prevent衛defend
Pitch accent
ぼうえい
Used in vocabulary
防ぼう衛えい庁ちょう
Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)
Noun
正せい当とう防ぼう衛えい
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
Noun
防ぼう衛えい施し設せつ庁ちょう
(Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
Noun
防ぼう衛えい大だい学がっ校こう
National Defense Academy (Japan); NDA
Noun
共きょう同どう防ぼう衛えい
joint defense; joint defence
Noun
防ぼう衛えい部ぶ長ちょう
assistant chief of staff, g3
Noun
過か剰じょう防ぼう衛えい
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
Noun
核かく防ぼう衛えい力りょく
nuclear defenses; nuclear defences
Noun
防ぼう衛えい費ひ
defense spending; defense costs
Noun
防ぼう衛えい能のう力りょく
defense capability; defence capability
Noun
防ぼう衛えい省しょう
Ministry of Defense
Noun
防ぼう衛えい力りょく
defense capability (defence)
Noun
Examples6
The outlook for the defense program is dismal.
The instinct of self-defense is inherent in any animal.
The critic considered every aspect of the defense program.
The man pleaded self-defence.
The country seethed over the issue of national defense.
Our combined fleet broke through the enemy's defense zone.